Idiom of the day :- High as a kite (1)
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Dillon has just learned that he’s going to be promoted and be given a large wage increase ! ‘Wheee, I’m feeling high as a kite,’ he laughed. To be high as a kite is tofeel very excited or happy. ‘When I tell my family the news they’ll be high as a kite too,’ Dillon grinned.
Idiom of the day :- Love is blind
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
According to this old saying a person in love doesn’t see — or admit to seeing — faults in the person he loves. Pierre, for example, thinks Lulu is the sweetest and dearest girl on earth. ‘I see what people mean when they say love is blind,’ Lulu laughed, ‘but you’d better watch your step, Pierre.’
Idiom of the day :- Hit The Sack
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Go to bed or go to sleep.
Idiom of the day :- bare-bones
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
basic elements or essentials How do you expect me to help you when all you’ve told me is nothing more than the bare bones ? I need more information, surely.
Idiom of the day :- let something slide / (To) let something slide
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
To neglect something. To ignore something. ex. “I’m going to let it slide this time, but next time be more careful!”
Idiom of the day :- A skeleton in the closet
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
A closely kept secret that, if revealed, would be a source of shame to a person, a family, a group — or even to a country or government. Except for Emma, no one knows that her husband had once been in prison. The secret remains a skeleton in the closet and Emma, of course never talks about it.
Idiom of the day :- Sucker
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
A gullible person or someone who is easily impressed by something ( eg. “a sucker for gadgets” = someone who is easily impressed by gadgets)
Idiom of the day :- You Can’t Judge A Book By Its Cover
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Decisions shouldn’t be made primarily on appearance.
Idiom of the day :- Ethnic Cleansing
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Killing of a certain ethnic or religious group on a massive scale.
Idiom of the day :- High as a kite (2)
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Ron’s been celebrating and we now see him on his merry way home. Obviously he has had too much alcohol to drink and he’s high as a kite. That is, Ron’s drunk !
