Idiom of the day :- Bad apple
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
The apple in this idiom is a person. Just as it is to have a spoiled apple in a basket with good apples, a person said to be a bad ( or a rotten ) apple is likely to have a bad influence on others. ‘Every school has a couple of bad apples who damage the reputation of others. Clive is the rotten apple in our school.’
Idiom of the day :- Loose Cannon
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Someone who is unpredictable and can cause damage if not kept in check.
Idiom of the day :- little off / (A) little off
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Not quite even, normal. ex. “There was something a little off about the way she was behaving.”
Idiom of the day :- A / The gutter press
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
‘It’s a real honor to be able to sell papers for the The Daily Blah,’ Fred smiled. That startled me because everyone knows that The Daily Blah is a gutter press newspaper. Then Fred laughed. ‘I know that, I was only kidding you,’ he said. A / the gutter press refers to a type of newspaper that publishes scandal and gossip. ‘And very little news,’ Fred added
Idiom of the day :- Get Your Walking Papers
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Get fired from a job.
Idiom of the day :- Sucker punch (v. and n.)
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
To punch someone when they’re not expecting it, can’t see it coming. A punch/blow that is not expected/seen. ex. “My brother ended up in the hospital after one of the men sucker punched him.”
Idiom of the day :- rest one’s case / (To) rest one’s case
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
When people say “I rest my case”, it usually means that they feel that they just proved that they are correct.
Idiom of the day :- kick oneself / (To) kick oneself
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
To regret. ex. “I’m kicking myself for not having bought that car when I had the chance.”
Idiom of the day :- Chew the fat
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
After a hard day, Nanook and his friend like nothing better than to sit around a nice warm fire chewing the fat. ‘Normally we are so busyhunting and fishing that we don’t have much time to get together to chew the fat, ‘ Nanook noted. To chew the fat is to have a casual chat or a nice little talk. ‘Our wives have just gone to one of their friend’s igloo to chew the fat’, Nanook smiled.
Idiom of the day :- Off the top of one’s head
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Spontaneously; without thinking too much. ex. “P1: How many cafes are there in this town? P2: Off the top of my head, I can think of about 6.”
