All Idioms
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Meaning: one after another
Example: He often works in tandem with an engineer, one coding for the website and the other taking care of website design. Read more ➺
Meaning: done precisely
Example: The announcement of chief guest's arrival at the school annual function was timed to a T. Read more ➺
Meaning: silly act
Example: I want to sleep. Stop disturbing me by your monkey business. Read more ➺
Meaning: an action, whether verbal or physical that makes a bad situation even worse
Example: The presidential candidate’s provocative speech in these violent times is only going to add fuel to the flames. Read more ➺
Meaning: co-passenger who unnecessarily criticizes the driver while himself doing nothing
Example: I cannot stand my relatives being backseat driver to me. Read more ➺
can’t judge a book by its cover
Meaning: outward appearance cannot be an indicator of someone or something's value or worth
Example: The candidate did not look very intelligent, but you can't judge a book by its cover. Read more ➺
Meaning: Use someone's name in a way that shows a lack of respect
Example: Atheists find one way or the other to take God's name in vain. Read more ➺
Meaning: A person, especially a politician, whose time of influence, fame, or power has passed.
Example: After the election defeat, the veteran senator was widely considered a yesterday's man, his political career effectively over. Read more ➺
Meaning: extremely short of money
Example: All the artists in their initial phase of career were on their uppers. They have struggled enough to reach this level of success. Read more ➺
Meaning: the aristocracy and upper classes, informal
Example: Reservation system was developed to help the needy. Now it has become privilege for the society therefore even the upper crust are demanding reservation these days. Read more ➺
