American Idioms

Idiom of the day :- draw a blank / (To) draw a blank

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

To not remember. ex. “I’m sorry, I’m drawing a blank. Where do we know each other from?” 

Idiom of the day :- Go halves

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Have you ever gone halves ? You have if you’ve ever agreed to share half of something with someone. The thing we most often go haves on are expenses. ‘Let’s go halves and buy a car.’ ‘No, I’m not interested in buying a car. I’ll go haves on dinner, though.’

Idiom of the day :- A pillar of society

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

A pillar is an upright structure supporting a building. People described as pillars of society are leading figures contributing to the support and well-being of the society in which they live. ‘A director of the hospital and supporter of many charities, Mr. Smith is a pillar of society.’

Idiom of the day :- know the score / (To) know the score

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

To know the facts; to know how things go. *slightly antiquated* 

Idiom of the day :- bottom of the barrel / (To scrape the) bottom of the barrel

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

To get stuck with the worst thing (in a series of things). ex. “We arrived at the yard sale really late, so we ended up scraping the bottom of the barrel.” 

Idiom of the day :- Can’t Cut The Mustard

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Someone who isn’t adequate enough to compete or participate.

Idiom of the day :- The baby boom

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

A boom is the rapid expansion or sudden numerical growth of something. since our topic here is babies, a/the baby boom refers to sudden increase in the birth rate. ‘The universities are filled to capacity due to the baby boom that followed the war.’ ‘We’ve had a baby boom and our hospital is becoming overcrowded,’ Dr Gabriello said.

Idiom of the day :- New kid on the block

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Someone new to the group or area.

Idiom of the day :- White elephant

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

If you describe something as a white elephant, you mean that it is a waste of money because it is completely useless.

Idiom of the day :- Culture shock

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Feeling uncomfortable in a strange country or place because of the different habits and way of life A : Bobby is nine years old and has lived in London all his life. When his parents took him to the countryside for the first time it was a complete culture shock. B : What was he most surprised by ? A : The cows. He’d thought that milk came from bottles ! This expression refers to any environment which is new and very different from one’s own, and is therefore a shock.