Author: Daily Devotional

Idiom of the day :- Under construction

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Being built or repaired. ex. “This road has been under construction for six months.” 

Idiom of the day :- keep something to oneself / (To) keep something to oneself

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

To not let others know about something; to not reveal something. ex. “Hey, don’t tell anyone about your time in prison. Keep it to yourself.” 

Idiom of the day :- jump all over someone/ jump down someone’s throat / (To) jump all over someone/ jump down someone’s throat

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

To criticize or blame someone. ex. “As soon as I told her I was going out with my friends, she jumped all over me.” 

Idiom of the day :- Land on one’s feet

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

If a cat falls, it always seems to land safely on its feet. That has given us this idiom, so when a person escapes misfortune or survives an unpleasant situation we say he lands on his feet. ‘Maxwell was born lucky. No matter what he does wrong he always seems to land on his feet.

Idiom of the day :- With a light heart

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Angela’s teacher asked her to write a paper describing her weekend. ‘It was with a light heart that I went to the park,’ she wrote, ‘ and with a light heart I went home. Furthermore, it is with a light heart that I look forward to going to the park next weekend,’ Angela concluded. This describes being filled with joy.

Idiom of the day :- Dead ringer

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Contrary to what you might think, a dead ringer is very much alive. Used here, dead means ‘absolutely’ and ringer means a person who resembles another. Therefore, a person who is a dead ringer strongly or absolutely looks like someone else. ‘Charlie is a dead ringer of his father.’

Idiom of the day :- Heat wave

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Last winter Stefan left his home in Sweden to spend Christmas with his Uncle Oscar in Los Angeles. When he returned home he said the weather had been terrible. ‘The whole time I was there Los Angeles was having a heat wave,’ he gasped. A heat wave is a period of very hot weather.

Idiom of the day :- Go Out On A Limb

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Put yourself in a tough position in order to support someone/something.

Idiom of the day :- Get Off Someone’s Back

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Hey, John. I’m bored. Come on, let’s go out and do something. Sorry, I’m right in the middle of studying for a physics exam. I won’t be able to make it tonight. You’ve been studying for a long time. Why don’t you take a break ? Come on! Let’s go ! Forget studying for a while ! Look! Get off my back! I can’t go anywhere! OK. I’ll stop bothering you only if you promise to let me know the minute you’re finished.

Idiom of the day :- Topsy-turvy

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Chaotic / upside down; reversed / having changed places A : When we returned home from holiday last night we found everything was topsy-turvy. Books and furniture had been thrown around, plates and glasses had been smashed — the flat was a complete mess. B : Oh my goodness, you must ell the police immediately that you’ve been burgled. A : But it wasn’t a burglary. Our daughter had thrown a party for her friends while we were away ! This expression comes from two words, top and the Old English verb terve which meant turn or turn over.