All Idioms
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Meaning: existing in fact
Example: English is de facto the common language of much of the world today. Read more ➺
Meaning: having a right or existence as stated by law
Example: The president aims to create a de jure one-party state. Read more ➺
Meaning: a gloomy
Example: As the things were not going well for her at work, she was feeling a bit down in the dumps. Read more ➺
Meaning: a very tiny part of something big
Example: Her cry was only a single drop in the ocean compared to the billions of tears shed by mourners after the war. Read more ➺
Meaning: at the slightest signal
Example: We now have a situation where laws are bent at the drop of a hat. Read more ➺
Meaning: elaborately attired, dressed to draw attraction
Example: She arrived at the reception dressed to kill. Read more ➺
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 ➺
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 ➺
Meaning: to waste something
Example: Fixing that old car is just money down the drain, it will never run properly again. Read more ➺
