All Idioms
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Meaning: to assign to a particular category, especially in a manner that is too rigid or exclusive.
Example: She felt that her colleagues had pigeonholed her as just a secretary. Read more ➺
Meaning: difficult to understand.
Example: The technical manual was all Latin and Greek to me. Read more ➺
as genuine as a three-dollar bill
Meaning: used to describe something or someone who is obviously fake or false.
Example: The salesman's promise seemed as genauine as a three-dollar bill. Read more ➺
a penny saved is a penny earned
Meaning: savings prove to be just as valuable as earning money.
Example: She cut back on her daily coffee purchases, adhering to the principle that a penny saved is a penny earned. Read more ➺
Meaning: to recognize and accept the truth, particularly when it is inconvenient or unwelcome.
Example: You need to wake up and smell the coffee—our company is in serious trouble. Read more ➺
Meaning: to be useful or convenient, especially at some future time.
Example: The extra money will come in handy when we go on vacation. Read more ➺
Meaning: a person who frequently drops things.
Example: Mark, our star receiver, turned into a butterfingers and dropped the ball at the crucial moment. Read more ➺
Meaning: to offer something valuable or precious to someone who is unable to appreciate its worth.
Example: Sharing his profound poetry with people who had no interest in literature felt like casting pearls before swine. Read more ➺
Meaning: being overwhelmed with inquiries, demands, or requests.
Example: As soon as we announced the sale, our phones began ringing off the hook with orders. Read more ➺
Meaning: a survey of voters conducted as they leave polling stations to predict election outcomes.
Example: The news channel released the exit poll results, suggesting a tight race between the two leading candidates. Read more ➺
