Idiom of the day :- Safety in numbers
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
I wish someone would tell the boss that when a person talks about safety in numbers he isn’t talking about a safe with a number of locks: he’s saying that there’sgreater protection against misfortune when a person is in a group. ‘If it’s true that there’s safety in numbers my records should be secure now,’ the boss said.
Idiom of the day :- Child’s play
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Jaime truly enjoys his new job. It’s so easy that he has been able to make child’s playof it. Any job or task can be called child’s play if the person doing it finds it almost too easy to do or to perform. ‘Jaime’s new job seems like child’s play.’ Helen smiled. ‘He makes it look so easy.’
Idiom of the day :- Cock and bull story
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
‘Long ago and far away there was a wonderful kingdom in which nobody worked and everybody was rich and happy,’ the bull said. Ha, the cock laughed. ‘If you believe that you’ll believe any old cock and bull story.’ A cock and bulls story is one that is too absurd or silly to be true.
Idiom of the day :- Believe it or not
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Used at the beginning sentence to state that something is true whether one chooses to believe it or not.ex. “Believe it or not, I still care for her.”
Idiom of the day :- Scare the living daylight out of someone
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
An unconscious person wouldn’t be able to see anything, let alone daylight. That’s why to scare the living daylights out of someone is to scare him so badly he feels he’ll faint or lapse into unconsciousness. ‘Eeeeek, a mouse !’ Iris screamed. ‘It’s scaring the living daylights out of me !’
Idiom of the day :- lay low / (To) lay low
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
SEE “KEEP A LOW PROFILE”
Idiom of the day :- mention something in passing / (To) mention something in passing
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
To mention something casually. ex. “She mentioned something in passing about going to check out the new Wes Anderson movie tonight.”
Idiom of the day :- Put all one’s eggs in one basket
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
‘A wise and cautious bird does not put all her eggs in one basket,’ Winifred said. ‘To do that would be to invite disaster.’ Those who put all their eggs in one basketplace all their hopes, money or trust in one plan, scheme or adventure. And that, as Winifred will tell you, is risky !
Idiom of the day :- Talk a mile a minute
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Sybil is a continuous talker. When Winston bought a new motorbike he thought he might be able to silence her. But no. Fast a she goes, she still talks a mile a minute. To talk a mile a minute is to talk on and on rapidly.
Idiom of the day :- look the other way / (To) look the other way
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
To ignore something on purpose. ex. “In some countries, customs officials can be paid to look the other way.”
