All Idioms

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God knows

Meaning: Expresses uncertainty or lack of knowledge about something.

Example: God knows what happened to that missing file. Read more ➺


other side

Meaning: Refers to the afterlife or spiritual realm beyond death.

Example: After his grandmother passed, he believed she was at peace on the other side. Read more ➺


stand down

Meaning: Withdraw from a defensive or alert position, especially military or security-related.

Example: The soldiers were ordered to stand down after the threat was neutralized. Read more ➺


beast of burden

Meaning: Refers to an animal used to carry loads or perform heavy labor, such as a donkey, mule, or ox.

Example: The donkey served as a beast of burden, hauling sacks of grain up the steep hill. Read more ➺


clap back

Meaning: Respond sharply and publicly to criticism or insult, especially in a witty or cutting way.

Example: She clapped back at the critic with a sarcastic tweet. Read more ➺


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 ➺


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