Tree Idioms
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Meaning: do or say something that is different from most other people
Example: During an analysis of the news, he went out on a limb and expressed an opinion opposite to that held by the general public. Read more ➺
Meaning: a goal that can be easily reached
Example: There are a lot of things that need to be completed for our project. I would suggest that we start with the low hanging fruit. Read more ➺
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 ➺
Meaning: waste one's efforts by pursuing the wrong thing or path
Example: It was a very sensitive case and yet for over one year the investigators kept barking up the wrong tree. Read more ➺
