American Idioms

Idiom of the day :- make life miserable for someone / (To) make life miserable for someone

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

To cause someone lots of problems. ex. “Patricia’s boss is making life miserable for her.” 

Idiom of the day :- rob the cradle / (To) rob the cradle

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

To go out with (or marry) someone who is much younger than you are. ex. “Victor’s new wife is 25 years younger than him. Talk about robbing the cradle!” 

Idiom of the day :- Go Bust

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

When a store or company has no money, it goes out of business. Colloquially, itgoes bust. That makes me think of the time Felix sold balloons at the fair. ‘One by one, my balloons broke!’ he said. ‘In no time at all, my business went bust!’ Today, Felix has a much better job working for a large company. ‘There is no chance of it every going bust!’ he said.

Idiom of the day :- A back number

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

An outdated newspaper or periodical is a back number. ‘I’m researching back number newspapers for an article I’m writing.’  the reporter said. A person is a back number when he has lost his influence or his thinking is considered old-fashioned. ‘No one seeks my opinion anymore,’ Neil sighed. ‘I feel like a back number in this office.’

Idiom of the day :- be up to no good / (To) be up to no good

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

To be planning something bad, mischievous, etc. ex. “I could tell from the look in his eyes that he was up to no good.”

Idiom of the day :- In advance

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Ahead of time. ex. “In the future, could you let me know about these things in advance?” 

Idiom of the day :- Its Anyone’s Call

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

A competition where the outcome is difficult to judge or predict.

Idiom of the day :- A mine of information

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

While searching for material to write a report Maya discovered a book that proved to be a mine of information. Anything — a book, a person — that is a valuable source of information is a mine of information. A dictionary can be a mine of information. ‘My boss is a mine of information too,’ Maya said.

Idiom of the day :- Know someone in high places

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Long ago villages and towns constructed buildings of worship on hilltops to stress their importance. Today, however, we find that ‘high places’ means a position of importance in business, industry or government. To know someone in high places is to know someone holding an important position in one of those areas.

Idiom of the day :- Fast and furious

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Albert was strolling along outside the prison gate when Officer Derek caught him. A struggle raged fast and furious, but in the end Albert was safely back inside. ‘If I had been quicker, Derek would not have caught me.’ Albert sulked. ‘But I learned something,’ he said. ‘I learned that fast and furious describes an activity that is full of noise and excitement !’