American Idioms

Idiom of the day :- pull a fast one / (To) pull a fast one

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

To cheat or to deceive. ex. “Con men are experts at pulling a fast one on unsuspecting passers by.” 

Idiom of the day :- work out for the best. / (To) work out for the best.

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

To work out in the best possible way. ex. “It seems bad now, but things will work out for the best.” 

Idiom of the day :- down to the wire / (To go) down to the wire

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Something that ends at the last minute or last few seconds. To not be decided until the last moment. ex. “The game went down to the wire.” 

Idiom of the day :- have one’s heart set on something / (To) have one’s heart set on something

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

To really want (and/or expect) something to happen. ex. “Julie has her heart set on going to London this summer.” 

Idiom of the day :- Double Dutch

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Long ago, British merchants trading with The Netherlands said the Dutch language was so difficult that only the Dutch could understand it. In frustration they called it double Dutch. Today double Dutch is anything written or spoken that can’t be understood. ‘I don’t know what they’re saying,’ Paul frowned. ‘It’s all double Dutch to me.’

Idiom of the day :- Up a blind alley

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Going down a course of action that leads to a bad outcome.

Idiom of the day :- Ask for someone’s hand

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

In a thousand instances of marriage, I would guess that in nine hundred and ninety-nine of them it is the man who asks for someone’s hand. I say that because this expression means to ask a person to get married. It’s a marriage proposal. ‘Angela, I am here on bended knee to ask for your hand,’ Tim joked.

Idiom of the day :- Level playing field

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

A fair competition where no side has an advantage.

Idiom of the day :- kill time / (To) kill time

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

To waste time. ex. “I’m just killing time until my brother arrives.” 

Idiom of the day :- jump on the bandwagon / (To get/jump on the) bandwagon

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

To begin to like something/start doing something because it’s popular, “hip”, or everyone else is doing it.ex. “Everyone’s jumping on the tablet bandwagon.”