All Idioms

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at the drop of a hat

Meaning: at the slightest signal

Example: We now have a situation where laws are bent at the drop of a hat. Read more ➺


dressed to kill

Meaning: elaborately attired, dressed to draw attraction

Example: She arrived at the reception dressed to kill. Read more ➺


never in wildest dreams

Meaning: a situation beyond the scope of one's imagination

Example: Never in my wildest dreams did I think she'd abandon her father. Read more ➺


draw the line

Meaning: to define a limit in anything

Example: It all depends on your concept of fiction and where you draw the line between fact and fiction. Read more ➺


down the drain

Meaning: to waste something

Example: Fixing that old car is just money down the drain, it will never run properly again. Read more ➺


down and out

Meaning: a homeless or impoverished person.

Example: After losing his work, he found himself down and out. Read more ➺


on doorstep

Meaning: very near to where somebody lives

Example: The best thing about having a house in this society is that all the popular eating joints are right at our doorstep. Read more ➺


dot the i’s and cross the t’s

Meaning: to take care of every detail, even minor ones

Example: I had dotted all the i's and crossed the t's, so I wondered why my application was rejected. Read more ➺


done for

Meaning: to be over

Example: The deal is done for I am not going to speak with that man again. Read more ➺


beyond the veil

Meaning: Refers to the realm or state after death; the afterlife.

Example: After his passing, many believed he had gone beyond the veil to reunite with loved ones. Read more ➺


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