All Idioms
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Meaning: in a great hurry to finish something before a particular time
Example: The team was working against the clock to finish the project on time. Read more ➺
Meaning: good luck
Example: "Break a leg!" shouted the stage director to his actors before the beginning of the play. Read more ➺
Meaning: waste energy on something that has no chance of succeeding.
Example: He keeps trying to get his manuscripts published, but I think he is flogging a dead horse. Read more ➺
Meaning: if you eat good food you will be healthy, if you eat bad food you will be unhealthy
Example: To stay healthy, it's best to keep off junk food. You are what you eat. Read more ➺
Meaning: something said in humour, but with an act of being serious
Example: The latest movie I watched was a tongue in cheek look at the way the media tends to over-hype certain pieces of news. Read more ➺
Meaning: past events that are not important anymore
Example: We used to have big disagreements some years back, but that's all water under the bridge now. We get along fine. Read more ➺
Meaning: a principle that is kept to
Example: As a rule of thumb, I do not start a new project on Fridays. Read more ➺
Meaning: Suspect something is wrong or dishonest.
Example: I smell a rat—he’s being too nice all of a sudden. Read more ➺
Meaning: look exactly like someone else
Example: My sister is the spitting image of my mother. Read more ➺
Meaning: Excessive; exaggerated; beyond reasonable or acceptable limits.
Example: Her apology was over the top—a billboard for a missed meeting. Read more ➺
