All Idioms

just my luck

Meaning: Expresses annoyance at something unfortunate happening.

Example: The train left two minutes before I arrived — just my luck. Read more ➺

break the habit

Meaning: Stop a repeated bad behavior.

Example: After years of smoking, he finally broke the habit. Read more ➺

pay a visit

Meaning: Make a short or planned trip to see someone or someplace, usually for social or polite reasons.

Example: We decided to pay a visit to Grandma over the weekend. Read more ➺

go gaga

Meaning: Become extremely enthusiastic or infatuated, often in an irrational or obsessive way.

Example: Fans go gaga over every new photo their favorite celebrity posts. Read more ➺

drive someone nuts

Meaning: Annoy someone to the point of frustration or anger.

Example: His constant humming was starting to drive me nuts during the meeting. Read more ➺

trade off

Meaning: A balance between two conflicting options.

Example: She made a trade-off between job security and a higher salary. Read more ➺

give me a break

Meaning: Used to express disbelief or annoyance at something that seems unreasonable, unfair, or ridiculous.

Example: Give me a break, you expect me to finish all this work by noon? Read more ➺

swan song

Meaning: Final performance, act, or work before retirement, death, or the end of something.

Example: The veteran actor's final film turned out to be his swan song, winning him a posthumous award. Read more ➺

blow a fuse

Meaning: Lose control of one's temper; become very angry or enraged suddenly.

Example: When she saw the broken vase, she blew a fuse and started yelling. Read more ➺

set one’s heart ablaze

Meaning: Expresses being deeply inspired or passionately motivated by a purpose, belief, or cause.

Example: The speech by the activist truly set her heart ablaze with purpose. Read more ➺