American Idioms

Idiom of the day :- Enough is enough

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

That is enough and there should be no more; usually said when one has had enough of a certain situation. 

Idiom of the day :- Put on airs

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Since her promotion Fecilia has been giving herself airs that her fellow workers regard as rather foolish. ‘ We know you’re an excellent worker,’ they assured her. ‘You don’t have to put on airs.’ To give oneself airs or put on airs is to act as if one is better or more important than others.

Idiom of the day :- cheap drunk / (A) cheap drunk

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Also knows as “a cheap date”. A person who becomes drunk after only one or two drinks. ex. “Victor had one gin and tonic and was already slurring – what a cheap drunk!” 

Idiom of the day :- Hole in the head

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

‘I need space there like I need a hole in the head !’ Bridget screamed. ‘Madam, that’s my style,’ the artist replied, ‘ and your advice is as welcome as a hole in the head.’ You’ll understand this conversation better if you know a hole in the head meanssomething that is unnecessary or unwelcome.

Idiom of the day :- Lost in thought

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Busy thinking. 

Idiom of the day :- No skin off my nose

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

I don’t care because it doesn’t affect me. 

Idiom of the day :- Make someone’s head spin

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

When we feel dizzy, we say our heads spin. Metaphorically, when people say something makes their heads spin, it’s because they’re bewildered or confused. ‘It makes my head spin to think of the amount of work I have to do.’ ‘Charlton is so full of energy it makes my head spin just watching him play.’

Idiom of the day :- On the tip of one’s tongue

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Something that is almost said/remembered. ex. “I’ve got his name on the tip of my tongue.” 

Idiom of the day :- Get the hang of something

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

When Teddy trained for the circus, it took him no time at all to get the hang of being a trapeze artist. ‘Everything depends on getting the timing right,’ he explain. Meanwhile his partner has been having trouble getting the hang of working with him. ‘It’s hard to swing and chew gum at the same time,’ she said. To get the hang of somethingmeans to learn how to do something.

Idiom of the day :- Still wet behind the ears

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Jeremy would like to do things that adult elephants do. ‘Attend to your studies and don’t be silly,’ his mother laughed. ‘You’re just a kid who is still wet behind the ears.’ Jeremy frowned for to be still wet behind the ears is to be young and inexperienced.