All Idioms
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Meaning: to trigger a strong memory or feeling based on which there can be a mutual interest
Example: The two immediately struck a note on the basis of the fact that they follow the same faith. This has led to a beautiful marriage and a lifelong companionship. Read more ➺
Meaning: the family comes first, and one should help their family before helping others
Example: She spends the little money that she earns on social work and neglects her own family, forgetting that charity begins at home. Read more ➺
Meaning: to take a decision without caring about the negative effects that come with it
Example: The caretaker threw caution to the winds when taking the baby out of the house even though he was already sick. Read more ➺
Meaning: change one's opinion or the way one feels about something
Example: The call-back of the military and troops from Afghanistan shows a change of heart by the British government. Read more ➺
Meaning: the particular situation in which one cannot win
Example: I couldn't start my own business until I have got money, and I couldn't get the money until I start my own business, oh my God, this is the real Catch-22 situation. Read more ➺
Meaning: thinking of some impossible task
Example: She keeps talking about her big-time ambitions, but it's all castles in the air. Read more ➺
Meaning: to do things in the wrong order or sequence
Example: Aren't you putting the cart before the horse in decorating your new office? You haven't even been awarded the job yet. Read more ➺
Meaning: mixture of rewards and punishments
Example: He said the carrot and stick approach is in effective when it comes to management. Read more ➺
Meaning: to have a secret advantage that is suddenly revealed to change the game
Example: He did not just leave his house. He had a card up his sleeve that he did not even reveal to his family, which was his new flat in a posh locality. Read more ➺
Meaning: to be completed
Example: The work is almost entirely in the can if only he can convince the managing directors to give him a raise now. Read more ➺
