Idiom of the day :- Marry money
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Thanks to Henry, Sylvia will never again have to wonder how to pay her bills. Henry, you see, is a very rich man so she is about to marry money. This does not mean Sylvia doesn’t love Henry; it simply means she is marrying someone who is very, very wealthy.
Idiom of the day :- Turn night into day
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Robert certainly has strange working habits! But being a genius isn’t easy, so when he is in a creative mood he turns night into day. You don’t really have to be a genius to turn night into day, though, for this idiom means to stay up at night working or playing, and sleeping during the day. ‘You just reverse the order of doing things, ‘Robert explained. ‘I work all night and sleep until noon.’
Idiom of the day :- Fairy tale
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
In one sense, a fairy story or fairy tale is a children’s story about goblins, spirits, and other imaginary things. ‘Sybil is telling a fairy story to her little friends.’ In another sense, it’s an inaccurate — even false — account of something. ‘Martin said he’s going to be promoted soon. I suspect he’s telling another of his fairy tales.’
Idiom of the day :- On tenterhooks
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Wait anxiously for something A : I heard that you went to a haunted house and took photos of ghost. B: Yes, I took them straight to the chemist and was on tenterhooks all week waiting for them to be developed. A : How exciting ! So now you have proof that ghosts exist. B : No. Unfortunately the chemist threw them away. He said that every one had a strange white shape on it and so he thought I wouldn’t want them. This expression comes from the traditional method of cloth-making. Part of the process involved drying the cloth by stretching it over a wooden frame and securing it with hooks which were called tenterhooks. The cloth was stretched as much as possible so that it was under very great tension. The expression used today compares the tension of the cloth to the tension felt when one is very anxious.
Idiom of the day :- Know the Ropes
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
To understand the details.
Idiom of the day :- Pulling Your Leg
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Tricking someone as a joke.
Idiom of the day :- Raincheck
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
An offer or deal that is declined right now but willing to accept later.
Idiom of the day :- Go over someone’s head
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Poor Penelope, Mathematics has never been one of her favorite subjects. she simply isn’t able to comprehend it. She often complains that most of what her teacher saysgoes over her head. As Penelope knows, things that are said to go over our heads are too difficult for us to understand.
Idiom of the day :- Run up an account
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Instead of paying cash each time he shops, Mr. Long finds it more convenient to run up an account at the stores where he makes his purchases. To run up an account is to increase the money you owe. You can also run up a bill or a debt, which means the same as run up an account. Mr. Long does this ( very easily, I might add!) by using credit cards.
Idiom of the day :- add fuel to the fire / (To) add fuel to the fire
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Whenever something is done to make a bad situation even worse than it is. To make a bad problem even worse. ex. “He added fuel to the fire by bringing up old grudges while they were arguing.”
