Idioms beginning with M

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memory like a sieve

Meaning: poor memory

Example: I'm so sorry I forgot your birthday - I've got a memory like a sieve! Read more ➺


money doesn’t grow on trees

Meaning: to have to put an effort in earning money

Example: The kids need to understand that even though they have been born with a silver spoon in their mouths, that money doesn't grow on trees. Read more ➺


many hands make light work

Meaning: to come together for a cause

Example: The workers gathered when the company was facing financial trouble to raise capital and proved that many hands make light work. Read more ➺


must have

Meaning: to be done in a compulsory manner

Example: The must haves this season include a tunic and a head scarf. Read more ➺


make sense

Meaning: to be able to reason something out

Example: The presentation did not make sense at all. It was way off the topic. Read more ➺


made it

Meaning: used to indicated the completion of a task

Example: "It is so amazing that you made it because we heard that it was a very difficult task." Read more ➺


mum’s the word

Meaning: keep quiet and say nothing

Example: We are throwing a party for our friend Jeremy, but its a surprise, so don't tell him anything about it. Mum's the word. Read more ➺


match made in heaven

Meaning: A perfect relationship or union that feels destined or fated.

Example: Their marriage is a match made in heaven, filled with love and understanding. Read more ➺


marry in haste, repent at leisure

Meaning: if you marry someone without knowing the person well, you will later regret your decision to marry

Example: Sally and Bob had hardly known each other for a few months before they decided to get married, and now they are having big problems. Marry in haste, repent at leisure! Read more ➺


mumbo jumbo

Meaning: Something that does not make sense.

Example: I do not believe in this mumbo jumbo, human life should be valued far more than some ritual that one is not willing to forego. Read more ➺


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