Idiom of the day :- Hard-boiled
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Never ask a hard-boiled person for help. He’d probably refuse you. People who arehard-boiled are uncooperative and unsympathetic. In the extreme, they have no feelings at all. ‘What’s wrong with Henrietta ? When she’s happy she’s so nice — but when she’s angry she’s really hard-boiled !’
Idiom of the day :- hit the spot / (To) hit the spot
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
To satisfy a need exactly. To be exactly right (often said about food or drinks). ex. “That was a delicious meal. It hit the spot.”
Idiom of the day :- Get carried away
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
To get carried away is to become so emotionally affected that we are unable to control our actions. ‘When we gave Doris a gift, she got so carried away she began to cry.’ ‘The robbers got carried away and took everything they possibly could.’
Idiom of the day :- A nutcase
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
In slang, a nut is a silly, crazy, foolish or stupid person. A case is a person being treated by a doctor. A person who is describe as a nutcase thinks, speaks or acts strange, the idea being that he or she is mentally disturbed and in the care of a doctor. ‘I’m going to become a nutcase if I don’t get a holiday soon,’ Lionel moaned.
Idiom of the day :- All in a day’s work
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Typical; normal; par for the course. ex. “Talking to famous celebrities is all in a day’s work for some Hollywood reporters.”
Idiom of the day :- A golden parachute
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Winston has just been given a golden parachute. He’s absolutely thrilled, of course, and I think you’d be thrilled, too, if you were given one because a golden parachuteis a large sum of money given to an employee to encourage him to leave his position before retirement age. ‘Wheeeeee, ‘ Winston whooped.
Idiom of the day :- change of heart / (To have a) change of heart
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
To change your opinion, position about something. ex. “At first, Bill didn’t want to donate any of his money to the animal shetler, but then he had a change of heart and donated $10,000.”
Idiom of the day :- bark up the wrong tree / (To) bark up the wrong tree
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
To ask the wrong person; to make the wrong choice. ex. “The gangster told the cops they were barking up the wrong tree in thinking he was responsible for the robbery.”
Idiom of the day :- Achilles’ heel
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
A weakness that can make someone vulnerable, despite being strong, smart, etc. ex. “His inability to learn other languages was his Achilles’ heel.”
Idiom of the day :- Paint with a wide brush
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
A person doesn’t have to be an artist to paint with a wide brush. That’s because this means to think, speak, plan or act in a big way. Instead of restricting oneself to individual items, the person painting with a wide brush looks at a variety of issues. Robert agrees with that. ‘When planning your career, it’s a good idea to think big and paint with a wide brush,’ he said.
