Author: Daily Devotional

Idiom of the day :- Have the field to oneself

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

When the folks from Mars visited Earth they invited Winston to join them on Mars for a friendly game of football. It was a long time before Winston got to Mars, though, and by then it was too late. ‘There was no one there,’ he said to reporters when he returned to earth. ‘I guess you could say I had the field to myself !’ This expression means to have no opposition or competition. ‘I’m selling rocks I brought back from Mars, ‘ Winston said. ‘ Since no one else has any, I have the field to myself.’

Idiom of the day :- Cool as cucumber

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

If you are in a difficult situation or have an important job to do, you’ll perform better if you remain cool as a cucumber. Those who are cool as cucumbers are calm and relaxed. ‘You’d never know that Paul has examinations tomorrow. Look at him, he’s cool as a cucumber.’

Idiom of the day :- Quite a bit

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

A lot. ex. “There is quite a bit to do still.” 

Idiom of the day :- Tickled pink

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

If you are tickled pink, you are extremely pleased about something.

Idiom of the day :- catch / (A) catch

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

When talking about wives, husbands, girlfriends, etc., people sometimes say “He’s quite a catch” or “She’s quite a catch”, which means that the person in question is a great partner, or that it’s good to be in a relationship with him/her (usually because of his/her personality, money, or looks). 

Idiom of the day :- play something by ear / (To) play something by ear

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

To improvise. To see how things go and make a decision later. ex. “P1: What do you want to do tonight? P2: I don’t know, let’s just play it by ear.” 

Idiom of the day :- Come down on someone like a ton of bricks

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

It’s unfortunate but people can come down on someone, or something, like a ton of bricks. When Clement was late for work, his supervisor came down on him like a ton of bricks. When Clement gave a weak excuse for being late, his supervisor came down on it like a ton of bricks. In both instances the supervisor was directing the full force of his anger at Clement. ‘I’ve had a miserable day,’ Clement said.

Idiom of the day :- Make things hum

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Until Gustav joined our company we had all sorts of problems on our production line. Gustav has corrected the problems and has really made things hum. Not only that, Gustav has been keeping things humming. To make things hum is to cause things to perform smoothly and efficiently. To keep things humming is to keep them performing well.

Idiom of the day :- swallow something hook, line, and sinker / (To) swallow something hook, line, and sinker

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

To believe something (usually a lie) completely. ex. “Margaret told him a flat-out ( = complete and utter) lie and he swallowed it hook line and sinker.” 

Idiom of the day :- try someone’s patience / (To) try someone’s patience

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

To do something annoying that may cause someone to lose patience. ex. “It’s not a good idea to try the boss’ patience.”