American Idioms

Idiom of the day :- Great Minds Think Alike

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Intelligent people think like each other.

Idiom of the day :- Red tape

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

You refer to official rules and procedures as red tape when they seem unnecessary and cause delay.

Idiom of the day :- Back-seat driver (n.)

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

A somewhat derogatory term for a passenger who (excessively) comments on what the driver is doing wrong. 

Idiom of the day :- Come what may

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Whatever happens. No matter what happens. 

Idiom of the day :- Pick up your ears

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

To listen very carefully.

Idiom of the day :- Hit The Nail on the Head

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Do something exactly right or say something exactly right. 

Idiom of the day :- Kick the Bucket

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

It’s been said that the old man knew of a buried treasure, but he kicked the bucketbefore telling anyone where it was. If the treasure exists, the old man unfortunately took the secret of its location with him when he died.

Idiom of the day :- a bone to pick

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

to want to talk to someone about something annoying they have done: You bet I have a bone to pick with you. You promised to take me on that holiday but then you took someone else with you !

Idiom of the day :- A potboiler

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

A book, play or film written for the sole purpose of earning money for the author is called a potboiler. A combination of the words pot + boil + er, a potboiler is an inferior work done by the writer to keep his or her food pot boiling. ‘Reading a potboiler before bed helps me to sleep,’ Professor Lee said.

Idiom of the day :- get on someone’s nerves / (To) get on someone’s nerves

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

To annoy someone; to bother or irritate someone. ex. “I know that he’s harmless, but he still gets on my nerves for some reason.”