All Idioms

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whet one’s appetite

Meaning: A stimulation that causes you to want additional of something, mostly food.

Example: You have whetted my appetite to go for another theatre performance after making me watch this one. Read more ➺


veg out

Meaning: Spend time idly or lazily with no specific purpose or activity.

Example: After a long week, I just want to veg out on the couch and binge-watch my favorite series. Read more ➺


fancy free

Meaning: something or someone who has no commitments or ties

Example: Until the time his father was around to take care of him he was footloose and fancy free. Now things are very different. Read more ➺


love of life

Meaning: the person who is loved most by someone in all their life

Example: After having spent most of his life being single, he finally found the love of his life at the ripe old age of fifty. Read more ➺


puppy love

Meaning: a mild infatuation, or a crush

Example: Most teenagers are quick to fall in love and expect it to last a lifetime, but of course it is puppy love and they soon fall out of it. Read more ➺


chew the fat

Meaning: to have friendly banter for hours on end.

Example: I've been meaning to get a hold of my friends from the US for quite a while. If I can manage to do that after the party, then I'll go and chew the fat with them at our regular hangout. Read more ➺


love nest

Meaning: a home or place where two people who love each other live

Example: It was rumoured that the boss was having an illicit love affair with one of his subordinates. Apparently, he had set up a love nest a few blocks away from the office where they met everyday after work. Read more ➺


bob’s your uncle

Meaning: it is said after a set of instructions are provided and one wants to convey that the work will be simple for the other person to do

Example: You add two cups of water to the mix, heat it for five minutes and Bob's your uncle, the soup is ready. Read more ➺


born with a silver spoon in mouth

Meaning: to be born to parents who are rich and have a good social rank

Example: He has never worked hard for anything because he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. His parents brought everything to him instead. Read more ➺


i’ll eat my hat

Meaning: This is an expression of not believing something very strongly.

Example: If you are really able to climb that 8 feet wall by yourself then I'll eat my hat. Read more ➺


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