All Idioms
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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 ➺
Meaning: be a great commercial success
Example: These books are selling like hotcakes. Read more ➺
Meaning: very easy task
Example: Don't worry, Sophie - this job interview will be a piece of cake for you - you have all the skills they need and I think you're absolutely the best candidate. Read more ➺
Meaning: very early in the morning
Example: We shared, cared and cheered until we were at the crack of dawn. Read more ➺
Meaning: to do what is the best course of action in the given situation
Example: The best detective from the police department is on the case and we will be hearing about the culprit being nabbed very soon now Read more ➺
Meaning: to get into something that is messy, has problems and is unwanted
Example: The can of worms was wide open when he asked her about her past. Read more ➺
