All Idioms
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Meaning: a win-win situation
Example: "If you decide to live here you get the greenery of the countryside and the amenities of urban life. Its the best of both worlds, really." Read more ➺
actions speak louder than words
Meaning: what you do carries more weight than what you say
Example: "You always speak of the importance of charity, but never do anything. Actions speak louder than words!" Read more ➺
Meaning: to make a bad situation worse
Example: The company rejected his application for a job, and to add insult to injury, refused to pay his expenses. Read more ➺
Meaning: a way of asking what someone else is thinking
Example: "You have been quiet for a while, a penny for your thoughts." Read more ➺
Meaning: short working hours
Example: With our boss on leave, most of us worked banker's hours for the whole week. Read more ➺
Meaning: A very healthy person
Example: My grandfather is 90 years old, but he is as fit as a fiddle. Read more ➺
every cloud has a silver lining
Meaning: there is something good in everything that's bad
Example: Reena was depressed to be confined to bed after her surgery, but over time, when she could spend a lot of time with her family and catch up with old friends, who came to visit her, she realized that every cloud has a silver lining. Read more ➺
Meaning: a person who is in a situation where they are not needed
Example: I was the only person at the dinner party without a date. I felt like a third wheel. Read more ➺
Meaning: Drink alcohol to the point of intoxication.
Example: He likes to liquor up before heading to the party. Read more ➺
Meaning: blunt the effect of
Example: Have a painkiller - it'll take the edge off the pain your in hand. Read more ➺
