American Idioms

Idiom of the day :- make a long story short / (To) make a long story short

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

To bring a story to an end; To sum things up. 

Idiom of the day :- To Steal Someone’s Thunder

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

To take the credit for something someone else did.

Idiom of the day :- Cry bucket

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

If this isn’t a sad sight ! There is Grandma watching her favorite afternoon television drama – and it is so sad that everyone in the room is crying buckets ! ‘To cry buckets means to cry lots and lots of tears,’ Grandma explained. ‘Grandma is crying buckets, and that has caused me to cry buckets too,’ Grandma’s cat wept.

Idiom of the day :- A Piece of Cake

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

A task that can be accomplished very easily.

Idiom of the day :- Flavor of the month

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Currently popular / famous for a short while A : Harry used to have no friends but now people phone him all the time to invite him to the pub. B : Why is he suddenly flavor of the month ? A : Because he’s started paying for everyone’s drinks ! This expression is thought to come from American ice-cream parlors which promote a different flavor every month. another variation is flavor of the week which refers to something which is popular or famous for an even shorter time !

Idiom of the day :- A flight of fancy

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

‘Do you know what it’s called when someone dreams or imagines something highly unusual or imaginative ?’ Felix asked Sylvester. ‘I believe that is called a flight of fancy,’ Sylvester answered. ‘Correct,’ Felix smiled, ‘and yesterday, in a flight of fancy, I imagined I could fly !’ ‘What good is a flight of fancy if nothing becomes of it ?’ Sylvester smiled. ‘Climb on board and dream no more !’

Idiom of the day :- pot calling the kettle black

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

– the person who is criticizing someone else is as guilty as the person he accuses

Idiom of the day :- can of worms; To open a can of worms / (A) can of worms; To open a can of worms

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

To get into a complicated (often embarrassing or awkward) situation. ex. “He opened up a can of worms when he asked her to tell the truth about the last two years of her life.” 

Idiom of the day :- Put someone in his place

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

George made the mistake of criticizing his boss. His boss responded by putting him in his place. When we put someone in their place we punish them, often by telling them in an angry way that their thoughts or opinions are of little importance.’Having been put in his place, I doubt that George will ever criticize the boss again.’

Idiom of the day :- Windfall

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Many words in English began as idioms. A windfall is one of them. It once referred to fruit that had been blown to the ground by the wind, but has now come to meansudden good luck — particularly in receiving money unexpectedly. ‘Fred won some money in the lottery and got a welcome windfall.’