🔰" A bad break "
Ⓜ️eaning:
1. A misfortune. 2. A serious bone fracture.
ℹ️Example:
1. Tony has lost his job, just when he needed the cash to move house. That's a bad break.
2. Tanya's leg was crushed when the rock fell on it - a really bad break the doctor said.
➖Where did it originate❓:
1. USA 2. UK.
➖Where is it used❔:
1. USA. 2. Widely used.
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📌 idioms starting with #G
🔰Get Down to Brass Tacks:
✔️To become serious about something.
🔰Get Over It:
✔️To move beyond something that is bothering you.
🔰Get Up On The Wrong Side Of The Bed:
✔️Someone who is having a horrible day.
🔰Get Your Walking Papers:
✔️Get fired from a job.
🔰Give Him The Slip:
✔️To get away from. To escape.
🔰Go Down Like A Lead Balloon:
✔️To be received badly by an audience.
🔰Go For Broke:
✔️To gamble everything you have.
🔰Go Out On A Limb:
✔️Put yourself in a tough position in order to support someone/something.
🔰Go The Extra Mile:
✔️Going above and beyond whatever is required for the task at hand.
🔰Good Samaritan:
✔️Someone who helps others when they are in need, with no discussion for compensation, and no thought of a reward.
🔰Graveyard Shift:
✔️Working hours from about 12:00 am to 8:00 am. The time of the day when most other people are sleeping.
🔰Great Minds Think Alike:
✔️Intelligent people think like each other.
🔰Green Room:
✔️The waiting room, especially for those who are about to go on a tv or radio show.
🔰Gut Feeling:
✔️A personal intuition you get, especially when feel something may not be right.
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📌 idioms starting with #F
💯Feeding Frenzy:
🗨An aggressive attack on someone by a group.
💯Field Day:
🗨An enjoyable day or circumstance.
💯Finding Your Feet:
🗨To become more comfortable in whatever you are doing.
💯Finger lickin' good:
🗨A very tasty food or meal.
💯Fixed In Your Ways:
🗨Not willing or wanting to change from your normal way of doing something.
💯Flash In The Pan:
🗨Something that shows potential or looks promising in the beginning but fails to deliver anything in the end.
💯Flea Market:
🗨A swap meet. A place where people gather to buy and sell inexpensive goods.
💯Flesh and Blood:
🗨This idiom can mean living material of which people are made of, or it can refer to someone's family.
💯Flip The Bird:
🗨To raise your middle finger at someone.
💯Foam at the Mouth:
🗨To be enraged and show it.
💯Fools' Gold:
🗨Iron pyrites, a worthless rock that resembles real gold.
💯French Kiss:
🗨An open mouth kiss where tongues touch.
💯From Rags To Riches:
🗨To go from being very poor to being very wealthy.
💯Fuddy-duddy:
🗨An old-fashioned and foolish type of person.
💯Full Monty:
🗨This idiom can mean either, "the whole thing" or "completely nude".
💯Funny Farm:
🗨A mental institutional facility.
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🔺”No strings attached”,
which means "Free of conditions, limitations, obligations, etc.”
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#C
💢Can't Cut The Mustard :
Someone who isn't adequate enough to compete or participate.
💢Cast Iron Stomach:
Someone who has no problems, complications or ill effects with eating anything or drinking anything.
💢Charley Horse:
Stiffness in the leg / A leg cramp.
💢Chew someone out:
Verbally scold someone.
💢Chip on his Shoulder:
Angry today about something that occured in the past.
💢Chow Down:
To eat.
💢Close but no Cigar:
To be very near and almost accomplish a goal, but fall short.
💢Cock and Bull Story:
An unbelievable tale.
💢Come Hell Or High Water:
Any difficult situation or obstacle.
💢Crack Someone Up:
To make someone laugh.
💢Cross Your Fingers:
To hope that something happens the way you want it to.
💢Cry Over Spilt Milk:
When you complain about a loss from the past.
💢Cry Wolf:
Intentionally raise a false alarm.
💢Cup Of Joe:
A cup of coffee.
💢Curiosity Killed The Cat:
Being Inquisitive can lead you into a dangerous situation.
💢Cut to the Chase:
Leave out all the unnecessary details and just get to the point.
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#A
💥A Bird In The Hand Is Worth Two In The Bush
☑️Having something that is certain is much better than taking a risk for more, because chances are you might lose everything.
💥A Blessing In Disguise:
☑️Something good that isn't recognized at first.
💥A Chip On Your Shoulder:
☑️Being upset for something that happened in the past.
💥A Dime A Dozen:
☑️Anything that is common and easy to get.
💥A Doubting Thomas:
☑️A skeptic who needs physical or personal evidence in order to believe something.
💥A Drop in the Bucket:
☑️A very small part of something big or whole.
💥A Fool And His Money Are Easily Parted:
☑️It's easy for a foolish person to lose his/her money.
💥A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand:
☑️Everyone involved must unify and function together or it will not work out.
💥A Leopard Can't Change His Spots:
☑️You cannot change who you are.
💥A Penny Saved Is A Penny Earned:
☑️By not spending money, you are saving money (little by little).
💥A Picture Paints a Thousand Words:
☑️A visual presentation is far more descriptive than words.
💥A Piece of Cake:
☑️A task that can be accomplished very easily.
💥A Slap on the Wrist:
☑️A very mild punishment.
💥A Taste Of Your Own Medicine:
☑️When you are mistreated the same way you mistreat others.
💥A Toss-Up:
☑️A result that is still unclear and can go either way.
💥Actions Speak Louder Than Words:
☑️It's better to actually do something than just talk about it.
💥Add Fuel To The Fire:
☑️Whenever something is done to make a bad situation even worse than it is.
💥Against The Clock:
☑️Rushed and short on time.
💥All Bark And No Bite:
☑️When someone is threatening and/or aggressive but not willing to engage in a fight.
💥All Greek to me:
☑️Meaningless and incomprehensible like someone who cannot read, speak, or understand any of the Greek language would be.
💥All In The Same Boat:
☑️When everyone is facing the same challenges.
💥An Arm And A Leg:
☑️Very expensive. A large amount of money.
💥An Axe To Grind:
☑️To have a dispute with someone.
💥Apple of My Eye:
☑️Someone who is cherished above all others.
💥As High As A Kite:
☑️Anything that is high up in the sky.
💥At The Drop Of A Hat:
☑️Willing to do something immediately.
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🔰" A big ask "
Ⓜ️eaning:
A favour which is a lot to ask of someone.
➖Example:
🔺Tod had only just got home from his overnight flight when his boss told him to get back to the airport and fly to Sydney. That was a big ask.
💥Where did it originate?:
Australia.
💥Where is it used?:
Worldwide.
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idioms starting with #E
💢Eighty Six:
Ⓜ️A certain item is no longer available. Or this idiom can also mean, to throw away.
💢Elvis has left the building:
Ⓜ️The show has come to an end. It's all over.
💢Ethnic Cleansing:
Ⓜ️Killing of a certain ethnic or religious group on a massive scale.
💢Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining:
Ⓜ️Be optimistic, even difficult times will lead to better days.
💢Everything But The Kitchen Sink:
Ⓜ️Almost everything and anything has been included.
💢Excuse my French:
Ⓜ️Please forgive me for cussing.
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#D
✨Dark Horse:
One who was previously unknown and is now prominent.
✨Dead Ringer:
100% identical. A duplicate.
✨Devil's Advocate:
Someone who takes a position for the sake of argument without believing in that particular side of the arguement. It can also mean one who presents a counter argument for a position they do believe in, to another debater.
✨Dog Days of Summer:
The hottest days of the summer season.
✨Don't count your chickens before they hatch:
Don't rely on it until your sure of it.
✨Don't Look A Gift Horse In The Mouth:
When someone gives you a gift, don't be ungrateful.
✨Don't Put All Your Eggs In One Basket:
Do not put all your resources in one possibility.
✨Doozy:
Something outstanding.
✨Down To The Wire:
Something that ends at the last minute or last few seconds.
✨Drastic Times Call For Drastic Measures:
When you are extremely desperate you need to take extremely desperate actions.
✨Drink like a fish:
To drink very heavily.
✨Drive someone up the wall:
To irritate and/or annoy very much.
✨Dropping Like Flies:
A large number of people either falling ill or dying.
✨Dry Run:
Rehearsal.
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#B
🔰Back Seat Driver:
People who criticize from the sidelines, much like someone giving unwanted advice from the back seat of a vehicle to the driver.
🔰Back To Square One:
Having to start all over again.
🔰Back To The Drawing Board:
When an attempt fails and it's time to start all over.
🔰Baker's Dozen:
Thirteen.
🔰Barking Up The Wrong Tree:
A mistake made in something you are trying to achieve.
🔰Beat A Dead Horse:
To force an issue that has already ended.
🔰Beating Around The Bush:
Avoiding the main topic. Not speaking directly about the issue.
🔰Bend Over Backwards:
Do whatever it takes to help. Willing to do anything.
🔰Between A Rock And A Hard Place:
Stuck between two very bad options.
🔰Bite Off More Than You Can Chew:
To take on a task that is way to big.
🔰Bite Your Tongue:
To avoid talking.
🔰Blood Is Thicker Than Water:
The family bond is closer than anything else.
🔰Blue Moon:
A rare event or occurance.
🔰Break A Leg:
A superstitious way to say 'good luck' without saying 'good luck', but rather the opposite.
🔰Buy A Lemon:
To purchase a vehicle that constantly gives problems or stops running after you drive it away.
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💥 Nest Egg:
Savings set aside for future use.
💥 Never Bite The Hand That Feeds You:
Don't hurt anyone that helps you.
💥 New kid on the block:
Someone new to the group or area.
💥 New York Minute:
A minute that seems to go by quickly, especially in a fast paced environment.
💥 No Dice:
To not agree. To not accept a proposition.
💥 No Room to Swing a Cat:
An unsually small or confined space.
💥 Not Playing With a Full Deck:
Someone who lacks intelligence.
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#N