Idiom of the day :- On pins and needles
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
When people are on pins and needles they are either very excited or very anxious. ‘The children are on pins and needles thinking about their trip to the zoo tomorrow.’ ( Very excited ) ‘Mr Singh is on pins and needles wondering if the noise he heard is from his pet cobra which escaped. ( Very anxious )
Idiom of the day :- The Last Straw
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
When one small burden after another creates an unbearable situation, the last straw is the last small burden that one can take.
Idiom of the day :- have a lot going for (someone) / (To) have a lot going for (someone)
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
To have a lot of good things in one’s life; to have many things working to one’s benefit. ex. “She has a lot going for her: she’s smart, she’s attractive, she has a good job, etc.”
Idiom of the day :- lose (someone) / (To) lose (someone)
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
This is often used when someone is chasing someone OR being chased by someone. If you’re being chased by someone and you manage to get away you can say – “I lost him!” – The person chasing you can say the same thing – “I lost him”.
Idiom of the day :- Cast something in someone’s teeth
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Otto is furious ! His dentist keeps casting his bill in Otto’s teeth. ‘I won’t pay it !’ Otto cried. ‘It’s far too much – and besides, the dammed teeth don’t even fit properly ! I’d like to fling them back in his teeth !’ To cast / fling / throw something in someone’s teeth is to continually remind someone of something disagreeable or unpleasant. ‘If I made a mistake, I’ll correct it. But please don’t fling my error in my teeth,’ the dentist pleaded.
Idiom of the day :- Over My Dead Body
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
When you absolutely will not allow something to happen.
Idiom of the day :- At each other’s throats
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Ian and Alfonso have never gotten along together. As Long as I can remember they’ve been at each other’s throats. That is to say they have always beenquarrelling, arguing and – on occasion – fighting. ”We’ve been at each other’s throats so long we’ve forgotten why we’re mad at each other,” Alfonso said.
Idiom of the day :- A burning question
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
The last time you were asked a burning question, did you see smoke and fire coming from it ? I doubt it, for a burning question simply describes a question of great interest or importance. ‘The burning question is who will win the beauty contest ?’ ‘The burning question is this : where were you tonight ?’
Idiom of the day :- X marks the spot
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
This is the exact spot. A phrase that is said when someone finds something he/she has been looking for.
Idiom of the day :- burst into tears / (To) burst into tears
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
To start crying suddenly. ex. “She burst into tears when she heard the news.”
