Idiom of the day :- read between the lines / (To) read between the lines
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
To try to understand what is meant by something that is not written/said clearly. ex. “I need to have things spelled out for me. I’m terrible at reading between the lines.”
Idiom of the day :- Southpaw
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Someone who is left-handed.
Idiom of the day :- High Five
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Slapping palms above each others heads as celebration gesture.
Idiom of the day :- Not Playing With a Full Deck
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Someone who lacks intelligence.
Idiom of the day :- hang on someone’s every word / (To) hang on someone’s every word
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
To listen very carefully to someone. ex. “Grandpa was telling a story and the kids were hanging on his every word.”
Idiom of the day :- call the shots / (To) call the shots
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
To be in charge. ex. “He likes to think he calls the shots around here, but he doesn’t.”
Idiom of the day :- Off the record
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Unofficially. ex. “Off the record, they were very displeased with the way the CEO was conducting himself.” Something said in confidence that the one speaking doesn’t want attributed to him/her.
Idiom of the day :- Blood Is Thicker Than Water
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
The family bond is closer than anything else.
Idiom of the day :- The pecking order
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Chickens maintain order and establish rank by pecking each other. People too, group themselves and others into ranks of importance and we call that the pecking order. ‘Gregory has been with the firm for many years, so he’s high up in the pecking order here. I’m new so I’m very low in the pecking order.’
Idiom of the day :- If worst comes to worst
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
If things get really bad. ex. “If worst comes to worst, we can always fire him.”
