Idiom of the day :- Read oneself to sleep
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Mrs. Maple is reading herself to sleep. She’s doing what many people do to relax their minds and put themselves in a calm state before turning out the lights and going to sleep. ‘I’m reading my autobiography,’ Mrs. Maple yawned. ‘I find it’s an ideal book to read oneself to sleep.’
Idiom of the day :- A flea market
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
‘I knew it would be a mistake to bring you here,’ Mike scolded her cat. ‘Whenever I take you to a flea market you get nervous and start scratching.’ Mike’s cat shouldn’t get upset for a flea market is simply a name given to an outdoor market where secondhand articles and antiques are sold.
Idiom of the day :- Find one’s bearings
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Our three lost sailors are convinced that they have found their bearings. To find/get one’s bearings is to know where one is or where one is going. ‘The shore is over there,’ Tom shouted. ‘You’re wrong. I’ve found our bearings and the shore is that way,’ Dick replied. Harry finally said, ‘I don’t think we’ve got our bearings yet.’
Idiom of the day :- Down the drain
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Wasted. Lost forever. ex. “I tried for five years to run this business and now I’m bankrupt. Five years down the drain.”
Idiom of the day :- Down in the mouth
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Winnie is feeling miserable. She should be for she’s down in the mouth today. She had planned to go on a trip but the rain has caused her to change her plans. ‘I’m sad, discouraged and unhappy,’ Winnie moaned. ‘I’m down in the mouth because this storm has forced me to cancel my flying lesson.’
Idiom of the day :- Do someone a good turn
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
‘You’ve done a number of favors for me,’ Brewster said, ‘so allow me to do you a good turn. Let me take you out to lunch today.’ Slightly dizzy, Brewster’s friend agreed. He hadn’t expected Brewster to do him a good turn. To do someone a good turn is to do something nice or helpful for someone.
Idiom of the day :- save the day / (To) save the day
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
To produce good results when bad results are expected. ex. “Colin saved the day by remembering to bring the map.”
Idiom of the day :- Feeding Frenzy
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
An aggressive attack on someone by a group.
Idiom of the day :- Drop like a stone
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Hamingway has been trying to sell a select piece of property for months. ‘I want to get rid of this place before it falls !’ Hamingway whispered. People looking at the property watched as hamingway’s price kept dropping like a stone until someone finally bought it. ‘When the price of something drops like a stone, it falls far and it falls quickly,’ the new owner grinned.
Idiom of the day :- All keyed up
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Teddy has had a terrible day. It began when he overslept and was late getting to school. Then it rained and he got all wet coming home from school. Not only that he forgot to study for a history quiz! ‘Now you know why I returned home all keyed up,’ he explained. To be (all) keyed up is to be nervous, tense or excited. ‘That’s exactly how I feel,’ he nodded.
