Idiom of the day
once and for all
Meaning:
If you do something once and for all, you do it in a way that's final and it means you'll never have to do it again.
For example:
-Jim said...
Idiom of the day
kill the goose that lays the golden egg
Meaning:
If you kill the goose that lays the golden egg, you destroy something that has made you a lot of money.
For example:
-The thing that...
Idiom of the day
pop the question
INFORMAL
Meaning:
If you pop the question, you ask someone to marry you.
->For example:
-In most European cultures, it's the man who pops the question to the woman if he wants to...
Idiom of the day
grin and bear it
Meaning:
If you grin and bear it, you accept a difficult situation and try not to let it upset you.
->For example:
-I really don't like singing karaoke, but if it's...
Idiom of the day
neck of the woods
->INFORMAL
Meaning:
A neck of the woods is a neighbourhood or a district, usually rural.
For example:
-What brings you to our neck of the woods?
-Have land prices gone up in your...
Idiom of the day
knock your socks off
Meaning:
If something knocks your socks off, it amazes you and surprises you.
-For example:
-When Nora did her presentation on the new development, she knocked our socks off. It was...
Idiom of the day
once and for all
Meaning:
If you do something once and for all, you do it in a way that's final and it means you'll never have to do it again.
->For example:
-Jim said...
Idiom of the day
bad blood (between A and B)
->Meaning: feelings of hate between people because of arguments in the past.
-Example: "There has been bad blood between the two families for years."
Idiom of the day
red tape
->Meaning: Strict adherence to rules and regulations so that a procedure seems to take longer than necessary.
-For example:
-It takes a long time to set up a company in some countries...
Idiom of the day
'=> make a killing– gain a large amount of money at one time.
->Example:
-She made a killing in the stock market last year.
->make one’s own way – rely on one’s own abilities.
-Example:
-She...
