Author: Daily Devotional

Idiom of the day :- Cross Your Fingers

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

To hope that something happens the way you want it to.

Idiom of the day :- add insult to injury / (To) add insult to injury

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

To make a bad situation even worse. 

Idiom of the day :- Like a pig in clover

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Food is food to a pig. Therefore, sweet tasty clover wouldn’t be considered special and worth saving. A pig would waste it, and that’s why a person who wastes riches is like a pig in clover. ‘Tommy has a fine job with a big salary but he’s like a pig in clover the way he spends his money foolishly,’ Derek exclaimed.

Idiom of the day :- No sweat

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

No problem. 

Idiom of the day :- Up in the air

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Uncertain. ex. “His future at this company is up in the air.” 

Idiom of the day :- Get hitched

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Trevor and Janet have known each other since they were children. ‘You love me and I love you.’ Janet said one day. ‘Isn’t it time we got hitched ?’ Trevor resisted a little, but in the end he and Janet did gt hitched. When people get hitched, they get married.

Idiom of the day :- A blind alley

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

An alley is a narrow street between buildings. One that is ‘blind’ has no exit. It is enclosed on three sides. Idiomatically, however, a blind alley refers to a situation or physical activity that leads nowhere. ‘I’ve got to change jobs. The one I have is truly a blind alley,’ Ezra complained.

Idiom of the day :- Like a chicken with its head cut off

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

To act in a frenzied manner.

Idiom of the day :- Keep An Eye On Him

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

You should carefully watch him.

Idiom of the day :- Make one’s head swim

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

‘A sight like that makes my head swim !’ Seth exclaimed. ‘Why ?’ Bighead asked. ‘For the simple reason that nobody here knows how to swim. Therefore, if one of those guys falls into the sea, none of us could rescue him !’ he cried. ‘I guess that explains why on one has ever left this island alive. Bighead replied. Something thatmakes one’s head swim is something that is puzzling or causes confusion.