Medical Idioms
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Meaning: if you have a blind spot about something, you cannot accept or understand it
Example: Please don't point out my "blind spots" to me; I would rather find them on my own. Read more ➺
Meaning: a secret of an embarrassing, guilty or shameful nature that you don't want to disclose
Example: I have come to know that Eric has a skeleton in his cupboard. Read more ➺
Meaning: something unpleasant to be endured
Example: Finding out that she was adopted was a hard pill for Hailey to take. Read more ➺
prevention is better than cure
Meaning: easier to stop problems than correct them later
Example: It is good to keep vaccinations up to date as prevention is better than cure. Read more ➺
Meaning: something that has a relaxing outcome
Example: Can someone please tell Matthew to take a chill pill? We will be on time for the party. Read more ➺
Meaning: the beginning of something suddenly
Example: The influenza outbreak had begun that year. Read more ➺
Meaning: in a unexpected and sudden way
Example: He had been trying to quit smoking since a year but couldn't, so he decided to go cold turkey. Read more ➺
Meaning: something difficult to accept
Example: Initially, the lockdown during the pandemic was bitter medicine for all. Read more ➺
Meaning: to feel very nervous and restless
Example: He had butterflies in his stomach as he walked out onto the stage for his dance performance. Read more ➺
