All Idioms
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Meaning: It talks about nature appealing to a person.
Example: How could he hurt her like that? He has always been so nice, talk about the call of the wild! Read more ➺
Meaning: This phrase refers to someone who becomes happy at hopes provided based on false facts.
Example: The money was never going to be deposited by him. He kept promising her and let her stay in that fool’s paradise for way too long. Read more ➺
Meaning: Accept punishment or consequences for one's actions.
Example: After skipping work for days, John had to face the music when his boss found out. Read more ➺
Meaning: something that sounds familiar
Example: That name rings a bell but I cannot recall where I have heard it before. Read more ➺
Meaning: join in and help with something
Example: On Jane's birthday her friends decided to pitch in and have a surprise party for her. Read more ➺
Meaning: It is the slogan of the popular diamond seller De Beers.
Example: 'No matter how much you love your man, it is the diamond that lasts forever', joked the girls at the brunch table. Read more ➺
Meaning: It means to have an achievement in your name.
Example: Ruth scored the last goal for her team, adding a feather in her cap. Read more ➺
Meaning: It refers to a court that passes judgement but is not a valid court.
Example: The Kangaroo court announced two years back that the family should be banished and the people in the village followed the judgement. To this day, nobody even talks to anyone in that family. Read more ➺
before one can say Jack Robinson
Meaning: very suddenly
Example: I wanted to have a meaningful conversation with him when he was back from work but he was gone before I could say Jack Robinson. Read more ➺
Meaning: The depression that is caused to new mothers after childbirth.
Example: Do not speak to her in a rude tone, she is just going through some baby blues right now and needs compassion from you. Read more ➺
