American Idioms

Idiom of the day :- Told you so!

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Basically when someone says “told you so!”, it’s like saying “See, I was right!”. 

Idiom of the day :- wait tables / (To) wait tables

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

To work as a waiter/ waitress in a restaurant. ex. “Becky waited tables while she was in college.” 

Idiom of the day :- Turn the tables

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

In this illustration we see that the cook and the waitress have grown tired of working. Today they have turned the tables on their customers and are insisting that they wait on them. To turn the tables is to change a situation completely around so that you gain an advantage over those who once had an advantage over you. ( In this idiom, it’s always tables — never table )

Idiom of the day :- not be born yesterday / (To) not be born yesterday

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

To be experienced, knowledgeable. ex. “Of course I know that trick! I wasn’t born yesterday.” 

Idiom of the day :- diamond in the rough / (A) diamond in the rough

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

To be very bored. ex. “I often think I’m going to die of boredom in his class.” 

Idiom of the day :- Don’t Look A Gift Horse In The Mouth

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

When someone gives you a gift, don’t be ungrateful.

Idiom of the day :- Have one’s head screwed on the right way

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

A person said to have his head screwed on right ( or the right way or properly or correctly ) thinks and acts in a reasonable and thoughtful way. He is wise and logical. ‘If Mr. Bob had his head screwed on the right way he wouldn’t have used a match to try to locate a leak in his gas tank,’ the doctor said.

Idiom of the day :- In mint condition

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

The coins in your purse or pocket are made in a place called a mint. New coins fresh from a mint are said to be in mint condition. So too, is anything else that is in new or like-new condition. ‘Elmer seldom uses his car. It’s ten years old but it’s still in mint condition.’

Idiom of the day :- Black and white

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

You say that something is in black and white when it has been written or printed, and not just said.

Idiom of the day :- The telephone is ringing off the hook

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone, but it was the users of telephones who invented this remark. The hook is the cradle on which the receiver rests, and this remark refers to a telephone that is constantly ringing. ‘ Steve won the swimming championship, and ever since his name appeared in the newspapers his telephone has been ringing off the hook.