Idiom of the day :- Happy as the day is long
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
What joy ! What happiness ! At last school is over for the summer. No more books, no more studies ! Clark is happy as the day is long. When a person is content, cheerful and happy, he is happy as the day is long. ‘Oh, how I wish the summer would last forever,’ Clark smiled.
Idiom of the day :- Pay one’s respects
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
When Peggy was told that Grandmother would be coming to pay her respects, she immediately imagined that she would be coming to distribute money. Happily Grandmother did give her a coin when she arrived, but this expression actually means ‘to honor someone with a visit.’ ‘I’ve come to pay my respects to all of you,’ Grandmother smiled.
Idiom of the day :- A peeping Tom
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
When a little boy peeps through fences or windows he is probably just being curious. When a man does the same thing it’s often because he has indecent intentions. A man who snoops like that is called a peeping Tom. ‘The neighbors are convinced that we have a peeping Tom in the area.’
Idiom of the day :- Hands off
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
This is a command meaning ‘do not touch’. While you would probably never say this to your boss or to your teacher, I am sure you wouldn’t hesitate shouting it to a friend or a stranger. ‘Those are my books. Hands off !’ Dick cried. ‘hands off my bicycle !’ Dennis shouted.
Idiom of the day :- Sweat Bullets
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
‘I I have asked Bob and Ben to join me today to demonstrate an American idiom,’ Manfred said. ‘The idiom is sweat bullets, and here is an example of it : prior to an examination, a student might say he or she is sweating bullets. What does that mean ?’ ‘It means to be dreadfully worried about something,’ Bob mumbled. ‘That or scared silly !’ Ben stammered.
Idiom of the day :- Like a cat on hot bricks
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
‘Why’s Terry so nervous today ?’ Olive asked. ‘He’s like a cat on hot bricks.’ Looking at his tender toes, Terry replied : ‘If you had to walk on garden walls without shoes, you’d be like a cat on hot bricks too !’ A person described as acting like a cat on hot bricks is tense, excited, nervous or restless.
Idiom of the day :- Like the sound of one’s own voice
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
‘I have a pretty little bird that sings ail the time,’ Melissa said. ‘Maybe it likes the sound of its own voice,’ Patsy said. I don’t think Patsy is being sarcastic, but this idiom is often used in a sarcastic manner when referring to a person who talks on and on and doesn’t give others an opportunity to talk.
Idiom of the day :- After a fashion
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Sara dresses after a fashion. She speaks French after a fashion and she cooks after a fashion. Most things she does are does after a fashion. This says that Sara dresses, speaks French, cooks and does things only so-so for after a fashion means only moderately well.
Idiom of the day :- Meet someone halfway
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
When Chief Totem got news that explorers had set sail for his continent, he decided to meet them halfway. Hopping into his boat, he soon found them somewhere in the middle of the ocean. ‘I’d be ever so happy to show you the way to my lands if you will show me the way to yours,’ he smiled. There is no record of what the explorers replied, but it is well-known that to meet someone halfway is to cooperate with someone by agreeing to make compromises.
Idiom of the day :- Achilles’ heel
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Achilles was a hero in Greek mythology. His body was protected from harm except for one heel. He died when he was wounded in that heel. Today, any single weakness a person has is his Achilles’ heel. ‘Felix is very kind — but his Achilles’ heel is that he’s almost too generous !’
