Idiom of the day :- risk one’s neck (to do something) / (To) risk one’s neck (to do something)
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
To risk (sometimes physical) harm to accomplish something. ex. “He’s always been very mean to me. I don’t plan to risk my neck to save his job.”
Idiom of the day :- A tidy sum
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
‘Nine hundred and eight-five nine hundred and eight-six, nine hundred and eight-seven,’ Felix smiled. ‘That’s a nice tidy sum.’ A tidy sum is a large amount of money. ‘I’ll need every penny of this for it’s going to cost me a tidy sum to buy a new house,’ Felix explained.
Idiom of the day :- Bear up
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Walking through the forest, David encountered a bear in his path. ‘I can’t hide so I must bear up and not be afraid,’ David said. Bear up he did, and in the end the bear turned and walked away. To bear up is to stay strong and brave in an annoying or difficult situation.
Idiom of the day :- As High As A Kite
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Anything that is high up in the sky.
Idiom of the day :- all walks of life / (From) all walks of life
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
(From) all social, economic, and ethnic groups. ex. “People from all walks of life voted for him, but he still lost the presidential election.”
Idiom of the day :- Use Your Loaf
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Use your head. Think smart.
Idiom of the day :- Raining Cats and Dogs
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
A very loud and noisy rain storm.
Idiom of the day :- fork in the road / (A) fork in the road
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
A point when a road splits in two directions. ex. “They came to a fork in the road, and had to decide whether to go left or right.”
Idiom of the day :- lower one’s voice / (To) lower one’s voice
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
To talk more softly. ex. “Lower your voice, my parents are asleep.”
Idiom of the day :- Done to a turn
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Good grief, I’m done to a turn !’ Alex cried. The term Alex is using is one that is borrowed from cooking where meat is roasted over a fire. It refers to food that is cooked just right. ‘While you were sunbathing I had a wonderful dinner,’ Alex’s wife said. ‘Everything was done to a turn.’
