All Idioms
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Meaning: Denotes the very best individuals or items in a group.
Example: The university's scholarship program attracts the cream of the crop from high schools nationwide. Read more ➺
Meaning: A key driver is a major factor that strongly influences a company's performance or success.
Example: Strong customer service is one of the key drivers of our company's long-term success. Read more ➺
Meaning: Describes something or someone beyond saving—completely broken, finished, or morally lost.
Example: With AI doing everything for them, this generation is cooked. Read more ➺
Meaning: Remain silent rather than speaking, especially when it might be expected to say something.
Example: Please speak now or forever hold your peace. Read more ➺
Meaning: Falling for a trap, especially one that manipulates you into an unfavorable situation.
Example: She always tries to provoke him, and he takes the bait every time. Read more ➺
Meaning: Be aware that someone might be secretly listening to a private conversation.
Example: We should talk about the plan later—walls have ears in this building. Read more ➺
Meaning: Children are often listening even when you think they aren't.
Example: Little pitchers have big ears, so maybe save that story for later. Read more ➺
Meaning: Not outstanding in quality or rarity; average, ordinary.
Example: The restaurant's food was run-of-the-mill, nothing extraordinary but still decent. Read more ➺
Meaning: Launch a direct and aggressive attack at someone’s most vulnerable point.
Example: In the final debate, she didn’t hold back—she went for the jugular and exposed her rival's biggest flaw. Read more ➺
Meaning: Encourage someone to do something risky or foolish.
Example: His friends kept egging him on to jump into the freezing lake. Read more ➺
