American Idioms

Idiom of the day :- Quick and dirty

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Fast and simple; not very sophisticated. ex. “We just need a quick and dirty solution to this.” 

Idiom of the day :- Speak the same language

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Timothy the mouse is trying to convince Chad the cat that they speak the same language. This means to have similar tastes, feelings and thoughts, and to have a mutual understanding with someone. ‘We both like fish so it’s obvious that we speak the same language,’ Timothy smiled. ‘Let’s be friends.’

Idiom of the day :- No oil painting

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

People who believe that oil paintings are only of pretty things should have no difficulty thinking that unattractive people or ugly things are no oil painting. ‘Martha’s a wonderful person, but you must admit she’s no oil painting to look at.’ ‘This is an interesting town, but it’s certainly no oil painting, is it ?’ Nellie said.

Idiom of the day :- Rotten (adj)

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Bad, nasty. ex. “I’ve done a lot of rotten things in the past.” 

Idiom of the day :- Put someone in the picture

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Winston thought it would be exciting and romantic to visit the African jungles. he wasn’t aware that it could be dangerous, so I put him in the picture by telling him about the wild animals there. When we put someone in the picture we inform him or her of all the facts of a situation.

Idiom of the day :- Crack of dawn

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

‘I know Sean likes to get up early but this is ridiculous !’ he cat cried. ‘Look, he’s getting up at the crack of dawn !’ What the cat is complaining about is that Sean is getting up just as the sky is showing the first light of day that is called the crack of dawn.

Idiom of the day :- Down the hatch

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

A hatch is a small door. Colloquially, a person’s throat is called a hatch. That’s why when people are celebrating and drinking together you frequently see them lifting their glasses and saying, ‘Down the hatch.’ That means ‘let’s drink’. ‘I propose a salute to Penelope’s success,’ someone shouted. ‘Down the hatch.’

Idiom of the day :- Go For Broke

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

To gamble everything you have.

Idiom of the day :- All out (adj./adv.)

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Full-scale; complete. ex: “They said it was only a few skirmishes, but it was an all-out war.” 

Idiom of the day :- Drive Someone Up a Wall

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Wow ! What a great set of drums! Yeah, they’re great, but I can’t play on them when my folks are at home. They say I drive them up a wall with all the loud banging. I get the same thing at home. My folks tell me that I annoy them and get them really angry whenever I turn up the volume on my stereo.