Author: Daily Devotional

Idiom of the day :- go to someone’s head / (To) go to someone’s head

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

To make someone overly conceited or proud. ex. “That award that he won really went to his head.” 

Idiom of the day :- A closed book

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

‘I am supposed to know just about everything,’ Professor Olson said, ‘so I can’t let anyone know that I have just come across something that is a closed book to me.’ As it is used here, a closed book is something – a topic, a subject, an idea – you don’t know anything about. ‘But I have to confess that physics is a closed book to me,’ the Professor said with a huge sigh.

Idiom of the day :- Year-round (adj./adv.)

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Operating all year. ex. “This facility is open year-round.” 

Idiom of the day :- Have a way with words

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Cameron can be very charming when he wants something. Idiomatically, he has a way with words. That is, he knows what to say and how to say it to get what he wants. ‘It’s not your birthday and it’s a long time till Christmas but you have a way with words, Cameron. Sure, I’ll buy you that bicycle’ Uncle Bob smiled.

Idiom of the day :- One in a million

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

‘My wife is the greatest person in the whole wide world,’ Peter said. ‘She’s one in a million.’ What Peter is saying is that his wife is very, very special. She’s unusual in every wonderful sense of the word. ‘I think you are one in a million, too,’ his rare and wonderful wife answered.

Idiom of the day :- Sing someone’s praises

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

One sunny day Andy came across the most magnificent peacock he had ever seen. ‘There has never been such a remarkable peacock !’ he cried out. ‘That surely must be the most beautiful bird in the entire kingdom !’ From that day on, Andy went on singing the bird’s praises. In fact, so full of praise was he that no one dared tell him that the peacock he saw was himself ! To sing someone’s praises is to say wonderful and complimentary things about someone, and it usually means saying those nice things over and over.

Idiom of the day :- turn one’s back on (something/someone) / (To) turn one’s back on (something/someone)

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

To forget or ignore (something/someone) ex. “You should never turn your back on your friends.”

Idiom of the day :- clear the air / (To) clear the air

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

To discuss things honestly in order to get rid of resentment, doubts, etc. ex. “The two men realized they had to clear the air by discussing what had happened the month before.” 

Idiom of the day :- A money-spinner

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Grandmother’s hobby was knitting woolen scarfs, socks, sweaters and thins like that. People admired her work so much that she turned her hobby into a money-spinner and began selling her goods. A money-spinner is anything that earns money. ‘Grandmother’s hobby became such a successful moneyspinner, I was able to retire,’ Grandfather smiled.

Idiom of the day :- Never mind

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Don’t worry about it. ex. “Did you pick up my photos? Never mind, I’ll do it myself tomorrow.”