Reader Opinions
Itzayana Martinez – (cat among the pigeons) July 10, 2015
I would like to add two examples.
- The manager set the cat among the pigeons when he told the employees that they would have to work over the weekend.
- You might set the cat among the pigeons if you tell the children that you destroyed their toys.
Jelly Sohi – (Achilles heel) July 2, 2015
He is almost a perfect man but love for flattery is his Achilles heel.
khaulat nassor – (drop a line) June 9, 2015
Can you drop me a line when your mom arrives?
Bob – (take into account) May 6, 2015
This can be used in conclusion letter:
In conclusion, by taking both points of view into account, I believe that/I suggest that/I would say that…….
Monque – (raining cats and dogs) March 28, 2015
Haha, This is actually funny because when it rains really bad my kids say mommy it is raining like cats and dogs and I say what’s that mean they say it is raining really like as if there really were cats and dogs I just seen this website and I will definitely show my son and daughter this they will love it thank you so much and I hope you guys can come up with more and powerful and inspiring things thank you <3
Monique Fleming
Catherin Mae – (acid test) March 10, 2015
Acid test – Acid test probes the effectiveness of something.
Andrew – (long arm of the law) February 23, 2015
Your website is fantastic. I would say you can say that again. As I am in a preparation of TOEFL test, it would nice if you can find some of the TOEFL materials and post it. Thanks for your hard-work.
Scillia – (can of worms) February 23, 2015
Good list of idioms and Bethany potsed a good l list of examples. I just thought I’d mention that the most common way people use #10 is by saying some variation of: If you scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours.
Emre – (pour cold water on) February 23, 2015
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Shiz Biz – (crocodile tears) February 17, 2015
The beautiful women cried crocodiles tears when the policeman tried to give her a ticket for driving too fast.
