American Idioms

Idiom of the day :- Wait-and-see attitude

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

A skeptical attitude. An attitude where someone will just wait and see what happens. ex. “The best thing to do is to adopt a wait-and-see attitude.” 

Idiom of the day :- along for the ride / (To be/go/come) along for the ride

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

To participate in something as an observer or simply out of pleasure. ex. “Jim wasn’t really a member of the group. He was just along for the ride.” 

Idiom of the day :- The fat is in the fire

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Putting fat near an open flame is dangerous for it can easily ignite and cause a serious fire. That’s the idea behind this idioms, which refers to the start of something troublesome or dangerous. ‘Someone has stolen our food supply !’ Max cried. ‘The fat is in the fire unless we can get back to our camp before it starts to snow !’

Idiom of the day :- Bad blood (n.)

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Also see: “History”; ill feeling, grudges, etc., between two people, usually due to something that happened in the past. ex. “There was some bad blood between the two candidates.” 

Idiom of the day :- get one’s fill of something / (To) get one’s fill of something

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

To have enough of something. To have a lot of something. ex. “She’s had her fill of his lying ways.” 

Idiom of the day :- Filthy rich

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

It’s not often that you’ll see Paddy gambling — probably because he’s too poor to waste his money. Recently, though, he placed a small bet and now it’s rumored that Paddy’s filthy rich. To be filthy rich is to be very, very rich. ‘I can get used to being filthy rich very easily,’ Paddy smiled.

Idiom of the day :- Money to burn

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Simon has inherited a fortune from his uncle. Since then, he has been spending freely as he had money to burn. This is a sarcastic way of saying Simon is so rich he could burn some of his money and never miss it.

Idiom of the day :- You can say that again

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

That is true (stress on “that”). ex. “P1: It sure is hot today! P2: You can say that again!” 

Idiom of the day :- Sixth Sense

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

A paranormal sense that allows you to communicate with the dead.

Idiom of the day :- Cool customer

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

this idiom has nothing to do with a customer — and it has nothing to do with a customer lacking warmth. That’s because a cool customer is someone who is calm, completely in control of himself, and shows little emotion. Being relaxed under pressure is this person’s distinctive quality. ‘With no display of fear, Harry traveled all the way to the North Pole alone. He sure is a cool customer.’