American Idioms

Idiom of the day :- Bring home the bacon

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

The person in a family who brings home the baconprovides the family with the money they need to live. Who brings up the baby and who brings home the bacon

Idiom of the day :- Eat humble pie

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

If you eat humble pie, you speak or behave in a way which tells people that you admit you were wrong about something. Anson was forced to eat humble pie and publicly apologizes to her.

Idiom of the day :- No picnic

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Not easy. Very difficult and problematic. ex. “Let me tell you, driving in that snowstorm was no picnic.” 

Idiom of the day :- To save his/her life

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

At all/ completely. ex. “She can’t sing to save her life.” 

Idiom of the day :- Go like a house on fire

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Mr. Bell’s gas heater wouldn’t work. He thought he would repair it himself. That proved to be a terrible mistake and he had to go like a house on fire to the nearby fire department for help. When a person goes like a house on fire he moves very, very quickly.

Idiom of the day :- Ahead of one’s time

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

The way Ray dresses confuses his father. He wears strange clothes and has an even stranger haircut. ‘Why do you dress like that ?’ his father asked. ‘Because, dad, I’m ahead of my time,’ Ray replied. to be ahead of one’s time is to be very modern, very advanced. ‘Is there such a thing as being too far ahead of one’s time ?’ his father asked.

Idiom of the day :- close to the bone

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

it is close to the truth in a way that might offend some people. Of course it upset Mei Ling to hear what Lian had to say about Meng. Don’t you see it was a little close to the bone ?

Idiom of the day :- Scratch Someone’s Back

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Hey, Bea. I need some help stacking these boxes. Would you please give me a hand? OK. And I need some help tidying up the house. How about your helping me out after that ? OK. If you scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours. I know you don’t like doing housework, but I’ll help you with the boxes if you promise to return the favor. No problem. I’ll even do the windows.

Idiom of the day :- Nurse a grudge

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

A grudge is a feeling of ill will or resentment. A person who refuses to stop thinking about something — or someone — that has caused him or her unhappiness or pain is said to nurse a grudge. ‘Mr. Grundy is furious. He’ll nurse a grudge against the person who caused him his injuries for years to come.’

Idiom of the day :- For a song

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Felix saw a pretty bird in a pet shop window. ‘How much is that bird ?’ he asked the man in the shop. ‘That would normally cost a lot of money, but you may have it for a song.’ the man replied. You may think that Felix had to sing a song to get the bird, but that’s not true. The idiom for a song simply means for very little money. ‘I bought my bird for a song,’ Felix said later.