Author: Daily Devotional

Idiom of the day :- Neither here nor there

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Not relevant. ex. “All of a sudden he started talking about his car, a topic which was neither here nor there.” 

Idiom of the day :- keep a straight face / (To) keep a straight face

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

To force oneself not to laugh, even though one wants to. ex. “He was saying the stupidest things, and I was finding it hard to keep a straight face.” 

Idiom of the day :- Mud in your eye

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

This rather unusual expression is used as a toast or a salute when people are drinking. It is thought that it began during World War I when soldiers returned to their camps all muddy from battle. ‘Let’s drink a  toast to Dick’s success. Here’s mud in your eye, Dick.’

Idiom of the day :- pull a fast one / (To) pull a fast one

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

To cheat or to deceive. ex. “Con men are experts at pulling a fast one on unsuspecting passers by.” 

Idiom of the day :- work out for the best. / (To) work out for the best.

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

To work out in the best possible way. ex. “It seems bad now, but things will work out for the best.” 

Idiom of the day :- down to the wire / (To go) down to the wire

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Something that ends at the last minute or last few seconds. To not be decided until the last moment. ex. “The game went down to the wire.” 

Idiom of the day :- have one’s heart set on something / (To) have one’s heart set on something

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

To really want (and/or expect) something to happen. ex. “Julie has her heart set on going to London this summer.” 

Idiom of the day :- Double Dutch

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Long ago, British merchants trading with The Netherlands said the Dutch language was so difficult that only the Dutch could understand it. In frustration they called it double Dutch. Today double Dutch is anything written or spoken that can’t be understood. ‘I don’t know what they’re saying,’ Paul frowned. ‘It’s all double Dutch to me.’

Idiom of the day :- Up a blind alley

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Going down a course of action that leads to a bad outcome.

Idiom of the day :- Ask for someone’s hand

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

In a thousand instances of marriage, I would guess that in nine hundred and ninety-nine of them it is the man who asks for someone’s hand. I say that because this expression means to ask a person to get married. It’s a marriage proposal. ‘Angela, I am here on bended knee to ask for your hand,’ Tim joked.