All Idioms
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Meaning: Someone who is inferior in any form is not totally restricted in how they behave in front of a superior.
Example: Her boss had just entered but she still went on break. This cat looks at the king on a daily basis. Read more ➺
a drowning man will clutch at a straw
Meaning: It refers to the desperate measures that someone in need may make in order to come out of the situation.
Example: Although there was no possibility of success he tried his hand at this interview to get a job because a downing man will even clutch at a straw. Read more ➺
a little of what you fancy does you good
Meaning: It is a coveted way of addressing the benefits that one derives out of having sex.
Example: He was very happy to work overtime today because he could go home half day on his anniversary. A little of what he wanted has done him good. Read more ➺
a golden key can open any door
Meaning: The prospect of receiving money will end up in getting any task accomplished.
Example: You should tip the reception staff to get a table sooner because a golden key can open any doors. Read more ➺
Meaning: This proverb refers to women who are looking for suitable alliances but aren't able to find them.
Example: He has stood by her in all her troubled times. Usually a good man is hard to find but she has done quite well for herself. Read more ➺
a friend in need is a friend indeed
Meaning: used for a person who helps at the time of a requirement is a true friend
Example: He stayed with me throughout the time I was in the hospital, a friend in need is a friend indeed! Read more ➺
Meaning: It means to have to suffer through ordeal that makes a person prefer death over going through it again.
Example: Even after she got the surgery done she was in pain for weeks. It was a fate worse than death. Read more ➺
Meaning: It literally means what it says, that is, a person has not had better of whatever it is that is being discussed before.
Example: You should not have broken up with her. You have never had it so good with anyone else. Read more ➺
Meaning: It refers to animals that are of use to human beings, mostly used to address dogs.
Example: When his dog died he cried for many days in the memory of his only best friend. Read more ➺
Meaning: This refers to food that is of an exemplary quality
Example: She is such a wonderful cook. The cakes that she bakes are dish fit for the gods! Read more ➺
