Idiom of the day :- Fickle finger of fate
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Fate is said to be an unseen power that directs our lives. Fickle ( it rhymes with pickle ) means changeable. Because fate often seems to point us in various directions as it pleases, we speak of it as the fickle finger of fate. ‘Once I was rich, now I’m not,’ Buddy said. ‘The fickle finger of fate works in strange ways.’
Idiom of the day :- hit the road / (To) hit the road
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
To leave, start on a trip, etc. ex. “It’s already 9:00 AM. We have to hit the road!”
Idiom of the day :- fish for a compliment / (To) fish for a compliment
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
To try very hard to get a compliment from someone. ex. “Stop fishing for a compliment. It’s really annoying.”
Idiom of the day :- With flying colors
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
With great or total success
Idiom of the day :- Teacher’s Pet
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
A teacher’s pet is a student who is favoured and given special attention by the teacher. ‘I am worried that the other kids might get jealous if they think I am teacher’s pet,’ Teddy said. I don’t think Teddy has to worry, for even though the students can see that he is teacher’s pet, they know there are serious disadvantages to that. ‘That’s because Professor Oxbridge can be pretty difficult to please !’ Teddy explained.
Idiom of the day :- bone up
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Study intensively My pen-friend Joelle from France is visiting me next month so I had better bone up on my French.
Idiom of the day :- Wait-and-see attitude
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
A skeptical attitude. An attitude where someone will just wait and see what happens. ex. “The best thing to do is to adopt a wait-and-see attitude.”
Idiom of the day :- along for the ride / (To be/go/come) along for the ride
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
To participate in something as an observer or simply out of pleasure. ex. “Jim wasn’t really a member of the group. He was just along for the ride.”
Idiom of the day :- The fat is in the fire
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Putting fat near an open flame is dangerous for it can easily ignite and cause a serious fire. That’s the idea behind this idioms, which refers to the start of something troublesome or dangerous. ‘Someone has stolen our food supply !’ Max cried. ‘The fat is in the fire unless we can get back to our camp before it starts to snow !’
Idiom of the day :- Bad blood (n.)
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Also see: “History”; ill feeling, grudges, etc., between two people, usually due to something that happened in the past. ex. “There was some bad blood between the two candidates.”
