Author: Daily Devotional

Idiom of the day :- Third times a charm

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

After no success the first two times, the third try is a lucky one.

Idiom of the day :- The old guard

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

The people who have been associated with a group for a long time and support its ideals and policies are referred to as the old guard. Usually they are old, powerful, and their ideas may be out of date. ‘There won’t be any changes in company policy as long as the old guard still works here.’ Frank complained.

Idiom of the day :- Break A Leg

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

A superstitious way to say ‘good luck’ without saying ‘good luck’, but rather the opposite.

Idiom of the day :- Come to a pretty pass

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

‘Pretty’ in this expression means terrible and ‘pass’ refers to a distressing situation. Therefore, a pretty pass is a bad condition or an annoying state of affairs. ‘It has come to a pretty pass when a gentleman can’t look at an attractive young lady without ending up in a hospital bed !’ Andy complained as he was rescued from a hole in the street.

Idiom of the day :- When It Rains, It Pours

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Since it rarely rains, when it does it will be a huge storm.

Idiom of the day :- On The Same Page

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

When multiple people all agree on the same thing.

Idiom of the day :- Graveyard Shift

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Working hours from about 12:00 am to 8:00 am. The time of the day when most other people are sleeping.

Idiom of the day :- Tete-a-tete

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

A private / intimate conversation between just two people A : I don’t like Chris — he has no sense of humor. B : That’s rubbish. I saw you having a tete-a-tete with him last night. You looked really amused. A : Yes I know. Just before he sat down next to me I noticed there was a great lump of chewing gum on the chair ! This French expression literally means head to head. It describes the tendency for two people to lean their heads near to each other when talking so that others cannot hear.

Idiom of the day :- A Leopard Can’t Change His Spots

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

You cannot change who you are.

Idiom of the day :- Pooh-pooh

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Completely turn down / treat with contempt an idea or suggestion without further consideration or discussion A : I asked my parents if I could go to Australia with my friends but they pooh-poohed the idea. They said that I wasn’t old enough to travel so far on my own. B : How did you change their mind ? A : I told them I’d pay for the trip myself ! One of the first known appearances of this word was in Shakespeare’s play, ‘Hamlet’ in the form puh ; ‘Affection, puh ! You speake like a greene girle.’ During the 17th century the word became a double word — pooh-pooh — in order to provide greater emphasis.