All Idioms
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Meaning: A redeeming quality that makes something bad or disappointing seem better.
Example: The restaurant's slow service was disappointing, but its excellent food was the saving grace. Read more ➺
Meaning: Stop bothering me with that; I do not want to hear it.
Example: When Daniel started making excuses for being late again, spare me was the only response his supervisor wanted to give. Read more ➺
Meaning: Don't worry about it.
Example: Emily missed one question on the test, but her teacher told her, don't sweat it, because she had done well overall. Read more ➺
Meaning: To explain something clearly so it becomes understandable.
Example: After hearing the complicated explanation, Sophia asked her teacher to make it make sense for the whole class. Read more ➺
Meaning: To manage to say something when another person is talking too much.
Example: Michael talked so nonstop during the road trip that nobody could get a word in edgewise. Read more ➺
Meaning: To do something without preparation or planning.
Example: I handled the whole event by the seat of my pants because nobody gave me clear instructions. Read more ➺
Meaning: Acting as the representative of someone else.
Example: Emily spoke on behalf of the entire customer support team during the meeting. Read more ➺
Meaning: Openly hostile or ready to attack someone verbally or politically.
Example: The media had knives out for the actor after the interview went viral. Read more ➺
Meaning: Giving someone excessive affection and attention to gain emotional control over them.
Example: Their relationship began with intense love bombing and nonstop attention. Read more ➺
Meaning: Passionate kissing with deep tongue contact; intense making out.
Example: Sarah and her boyfriend started playing tonsil hockey outside the theater after the concert ended. Read more ➺
