Author: Daily Devotional

Idiom of the day :- Cup Of Joe

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

A cup of coffee.

Idiom of the day :- Spread oneself too thin

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Mr. Potts is trying to do several things at the same time. He’s spreading himself too thin and, as a result, isn’t able to devote much time to either of his jobs. He isdistributing or scattering his time, energy and skills, and that’s what it means when people spread themselves too thin.

Idiom of the day :- Hard-boiled

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Never ask a hard-boiled person for help. He’d probably refuse you. People who arehard-boiled are uncooperative and unsympathetic. In the extreme, they have no feelings at all. ‘What’s wrong with Henrietta ? When she’s happy she’s so nice — but when she’s angry she’s really hard-boiled !’

Idiom of the day :- hit the spot / (To) hit the spot

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

To satisfy a need exactly. To be exactly right (often said about food or drinks). ex. “That was a delicious meal. It hit the spot.” 

Idiom of the day :- Get carried away

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

To get carried away is to become so emotionally affected that we are unable to control our actions. ‘When we gave Doris a gift, she got so carried away she began to cry.’ ‘The robbers got carried away and took everything they possibly could.’

Idiom of the day :- A nutcase

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

In slang, a nut is a silly, crazy, foolish or stupid person. A case is a person being treated by a doctor. A person who is describe as a nutcase thinks, speaks or acts strange, the idea being that he or she is mentally disturbed and in the care of a doctor. ‘I’m going to become a nutcase if I don’t get a holiday soon,’ Lionel moaned.

Idiom of the day :- All in a day’s work

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Typical; normal; par for the course. ex. “Talking to famous celebrities is all in a day’s work for some Hollywood reporters.” 

Idiom of the day :- A golden parachute

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Winston has just been given a golden parachute. He’s absolutely thrilled, of course, and I think you’d be thrilled, too, if you were given one because a golden parachuteis a large sum of money given to an employee to encourage him to leave his position before retirement age. ‘Wheeeeee, ‘ Winston whooped.

Idiom of the day :- change of heart / (To have a) change of heart

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

To change your opinion, position about something. ex. “At first, Bill didn’t want to donate any of his money to the animal shetler, but then he had a change of heart and donated $10,000.” 

Idiom of the day :- bark up the wrong tree / (To) bark up the wrong tree

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

To ask the wrong person; to make the wrong choice. ex. “The gangster told the cops they were barking up the wrong tree in thinking he was responsible for the robbery.”