Idiom of the day :- Pot-luck dinner
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
A pot-luck dinner is an informal dinner where each of the guests brings a pot of food to share with others. Because nobody knows what anyone is bringing, the guests hope they’ll be lucky and the food will be interesting. ‘Good heavens ! Look what Egbert’s bringing to our pot-luck dinner !’
Idiom of the day :- Wear Your Heart On Your Sleeve
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
To openly and freely express your emotions.
Idiom of the day :- beg to differ / (To) beg to differ
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
A polite way of saying “to disagree”, most often heard in the phrase “I beg to differ!”
Idiom of the day :- A Toss-Up
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
A result that is still unclear and can go either way.
Idiom of the day :- A Taste Of Your Own Medicine
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
When you are mistreated the same way you mistreat others.
Idiom of the day :- Steal someone’s thunder
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Spoil the effect of someone’s actions or words by doing the same or better first A : In December I decided to wear a big hat with the words HAPPY CHRISTMAS on it. I thought that it would surprise everyone when I walked into the local bank. B : And did it ? A : Not at all ! I found that they’d stolen my thunder. The cashiers were in special fancy dress costumes — even the bank manager was dressed as Charlie Chaplin ! so no one even noticed me ! This expression was first used by an English playwright called John Dennis who lived at the beginning of the 18th century. For one of his plays h invented a way to create the noise of thunder. Although the play itself was a disaster and soon closed, everyone loved the thunder sound effect ! It was used by others so much that Dennis said, ‘Damn them ! They will not let my play run, but they steal my thunder’.
Idiom of the day :- Play the giddy goat
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
In ancient times it was thought that goats were associated with the devil. Perhaps that’s why we have this idiom which refers to acting or behaving foolishly. Giddy means to be dizzy or silly. ‘When Raymond began acting the giddy goat I insisted that we leave the party,’ his wife sighed.
Idiom of the day :- On the rocks (1)
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
A business that is on the rocks is in serious financial difficulty. It does not have enough money to pay its bills. ‘I understand that the JP Mongoose Company is on the rocks. If sales don’t improve, Mr. Mongoose may have to cease doing business.’
Idiom of the day :- Riff-raff
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Undesirable and untrustworthy people who are of a low social class A : Would you like to go to the Queen’s Head pub ? B : I don’t think so. It seems to attract all kinds of riff-raff. Why on earth do you want to go ? A : I’m meeting my friends there ! This word is normally used to refer to a group of people. Its origin is the Old French expression rif et raf which meant everyone / one and all.
Idiom of the day :- eat out of someone’s hands / (To) eat out of someone’s hands
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
To do whatever someone else wants. ex. “James would do anything for Vicky. She had him eating out of her hands.”
