All Idioms
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Meaning: Engaging in activities that lead to unnecessary delays or wasting time by loitering or delaying.
Example: Stop dilly-dallying and finish your homework before dinner. Read more ➺
Meaning: A person who appears harmless but is secretly dishonest or unfaithful.
Example: Emily trusted Jake, but he turned out to be a snake in the grass, spreading rumors behind her back. Read more ➺
Meaning: To achieve a much higher level of success than in the past. For example, an individual who began as a junior employee and is now a company executive has come a long way.
Example: She came a long way from her small-town beginnings to become a successful entrepreneur. Read more ➺
Meaning: The act of employees briefly visiting the office to register their presence, often by swiping their access badge, before departing to work remotely.
Example: Many employees practice coffee-badging to satisfy in-office attendance policies while working remotely. Read more ➺
Meaning: To resolve a conflict or disagreement by embracing the other person, thereby reconciling and moving past the issue.
Example: After their heated argument, Jake and Tom decided to hug it out and move on. Read more ➺
Meaning: Signifies being awkward or uncoordinated, especially with one's hands, leading to frequent mishandling of objects.
Example: Sarah tried to sew a button, but she was all thumbs and kept dropping the needle. Read more ➺
Meaning: Unquestionably lifeless; entirely devoid of life or function.
Example: After the power outage, the old radio was dead as a doornail. Read more ➺
Meaning: An exclamation expressing surprise, shock, or astonishment, often used to react to something unexpected.
Example: Holy cow! I can't believe we actually won the championship. Read more ➺
Meaning: Solve a complex or difficult problem quickly and decisively, often by taking bold or unconventional action.
Example: The manager decided to cut the Gordian knot by restructuring the entire team. Read more ➺
Meaning: The decline in mental or intellectual abilities attributed to excessive consumption of trivial or unchallenging online content.
Example: After binge-watching reality shows all weekend, I felt like I had brain rot. Read more ➺
