All Idioms
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Meaning: A question that suggests or pushes the respondent toward a specific answer.
Example: The lawyer asked a leading question that practically told the witness what to say. Read more ➺
Meaning: To try to fall asleep by imagining and counting sheep jumping one after another.
Example: When anxiety kept him awake, he began counting sheep to settle his mind and fall asleep. Read more ➺
Meaning: To meet expectations or be as good as people hoped.
Example: The new movie didn't live up to the excitement created by the trailers. Read more ➺
Meaning: A person who wakes up very easily, even from small sounds or movement.
Example: As a light sleeper, she woke up the second the dog barked outside. Read more ➺
Meaning: To decline, deteriorate, or lose quality over time.
Example: After the store closed, the whole block started to go to seed, with peeling paint and empty windows. Read more ➺
Meaning: Remaining unnoticed until a problem, danger, or event appears.
Example: The thief was lying in wait behind the fence, ready to strike when the guard moved. Read more ➺
Meaning: Something of no value; worthless.
Example: He said the broken watch wasn't worth a red cent. Read more ➺
Meaning: A very long time; ages.
Example: They've lived in that town for donkey's years, and everyone knows them. Read more ➺
Meaning: To listen with very strong interest to everything someone says.
Example: The students hung on every word as the coach explained the winning plan. Read more ➺
Meaning: A casual phrase meaning a woman who seems suitable for marriage or a long-term committed relationship.
Example: She handled problems calmly and supported him through tough times, so he called her wife material. Read more ➺
