All Idioms
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Meaning: To resist or refuse to give in.
Example: The small town managed to hold out against the enemy until help arrived. Read more ➺
Meaning: Happening soon after something else.
Example: The festival was organized on the heels of the city's anniversary celebration. Read more ➺
Meaning: Different people are suited to different tasks.
Example: The manager said horses for courses when assigning tasks to team members based on their strengths. Read more ➺
Meaning: Forced to choose between two equally bad or undesirable options.
Example: She found herself on the horns of a dilemma, unsure whether to follow her heart or her family's wishes. Read more ➺
Meaning: To keep hoping even when the situation seems hopeless.
Example: She waited by the phone, hope against hope that her son would call. Read more ➺
Meaning: Not caught; free (used for criminals, dangerous animals, or fugitives).
Example: The thief is still at large, and police are searching the city. Read more ➺
Meaning: Inappropriate or indecent, especially a joke or remark.
Example: His speech shocked the audience because he slipped in an off color joke. Read more ➺
Meaning: To do too much of something.
Example: She really goes overboard with the decorations, and the house looks like a wedding hall. Read more ➺
Meaning: To boast or show off in a playful or teasing way.
Example: After winning the trophy, he held it up with a grin and said, eat your heart out. Read more ➺
Meaning: Say what you are hiding or keeping back.
Example: I know you have something to tell me—out with it before I lose patience. Read more ➺
