All Idioms

out of the way

Meaning: Unusual, strange, or odd in behavior or character.

Example: His reaction was a bit out of the way, as if he had never seen such a thing before. Read more ➺

part with it

Meaning: To give up something you value or own, often unwillingly.

Example: She loved her old car so much that she couldn’t part with it, even after buying a new one. Read more ➺

go the whole hog

Meaning: To do something completely without holding back.

Example: She decided to go the whole hog and renovated the entire house instead of just the kitchen. Read more ➺

of the first water

Meaning: Something of the highest quality or excellence.

Example: Her honesty is of the first water, admired by everyone around her. Read more ➺

do you mind

Meaning: A polite way of asking permission or making a request.

Example: do you mind if I open the window? It's getting stuffy in here. Read more ➺

reap the whirlwind

Meaning: To suffer serious consequences for reckless or foolish actions.

Example: After years of corruption, the minister began to reap the whirlwind when protests erupted across the country. Read more ➺

cross the Rubicon

Meaning: To make an irreversible decision that commits one to a course of action.

Example: By launching the new policy, the government crossed the Rubicon and had no way to reverse it. Read more ➺

purple patch

Meaning: A period of success, good luck, or high achievement.

Example: The young cricketer entered a purple patch and broke several records in a single season. Read more ➺

by a long chalk

Meaning: By a wide margin; by far; to a great extent.

Example: The new striker is better by a long chalk than anyone else on the field. Read more ➺

all agog

Meaning: Extremely eager and excited, often with curiosity or suspense.

Example: The children were all agog to hear the magician reveal his next trick. Read more ➺