All Idioms
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Meaning: A playful way to wish someone a happy birthday, used casually like a light-hearted variant.
Example: At work, someone surprised him with cupcakes and said "happy cake day" for his birthday. Read more ➺
Meaning: Actively involved in doing something directly, not just supervising or watching.
Example: The manager took a hands-on approach and worked with the team on the shop floor. Read more ➺
Meaning: The ability to speak easily and confidently so people like and trust what you say.
Example: The candidate's gift of the gab helped her explain a complex plan so everyone felt comfortable voting for it. Read more ➺
Meaning: A state of intense rivalry or hostility between people, groups, or nations that stops short of open violence.
Example: After their argument, the couple lived in a quiet cold war, refusing to speak to each other for days. Read more ➺
Meaning: Completely confused, puzzled or out of ideas about what to do next.
Example: After trying every possible way to fix the computer, he was at one's wits' end. Read more ➺
Meaning: Used to ask if someone is acting crazy, irrational, or unreasonable.
Example: He wants to drive through a snowstorm just for fun—are you nuts? Read more ➺
Meaning: Something that is unfinished, unresolved, or still needs attention.
Example: The project isn't ready yet — there's still one loose end to tie up before launch. Read more ➺
Meaning: Suddenly stop or halt an action, plan, or process. (figurative)
Example: After the budget cuts, management jammed on the brakes and suspended all new projects. (figurative) Read more ➺
Meaning: To progress rapidly and successfully; to do extremely well.
Example: After the new app launched, the developers go great guns, attracting thousands of users in a week. Read more ➺
Meaning: A person whose overly good or polite behavior is annoying or insincere.
Example: The other kids avoided her because she was always correcting everyone and acting like a goody-goody. Read more ➺
