Author: Daily Devotional

Idiom of the day :- Crack Someone Up

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

To make someone laugh.

Idiom of the day :- Out of sorts

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Not quite oneself; In a bad/strange mood. ex. “Tom has been out of sorts recently.” 

Idiom of the day :- Out On A Limb

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

When someone puts themself in a risky situation.

Idiom of the day :- Dead letter

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

A letter that the post office is unable to deliver — maybe it’s addressed incorrectly or the person to whom it’s addressed has moved — is a dead letter. So, too, is a law, an order or a directive that has lost its effectiveness and is no longer used. ‘That order from the boss is a dead letter. Nobody obeyed it anyway.’

Idiom of the day :- get something straight / (To) get something straight

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

To clarify something. To understand something clearly. ex. “Let me get this straight. Your mother’s cousin stole money from your father’s cousin’s daughter?” 

Idiom of the day :- Horse opera

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Several years ago Hollywood produced a great many films about cowboys and the wild American West. Technically the films were called Westerns but because everyone galloped about on a horse they became known as horse operas. ‘There’s an exciting new horse opera playing at the Pearl. shall we go see it ?’

Idiom of the day :- Quick and dirty

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Fast and simple; not very sophisticated. ex. “We just need a quick and dirty solution to this.” 

Idiom of the day :- Speak the same language

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Timothy the mouse is trying to convince Chad the cat that they speak the same language. This means to have similar tastes, feelings and thoughts, and to have a mutual understanding with someone. ‘We both like fish so it’s obvious that we speak the same language,’ Timothy smiled. ‘Let’s be friends.’

Idiom of the day :- No oil painting

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

People who believe that oil paintings are only of pretty things should have no difficulty thinking that unattractive people or ugly things are no oil painting. ‘Martha’s a wonderful person, but you must admit she’s no oil painting to look at.’ ‘This is an interesting town, but it’s certainly no oil painting, is it ?’ Nellie said.

Idiom of the day :- Rotten (adj)

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Bad, nasty. ex. “I’ve done a lot of rotten things in the past.”