Idiom of the day :- Dead letter
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
A letter that the post office is unable to deliver — maybe it’s addressed incorrectly or the person to whom it’s addressed has moved — is a dead letter. So, too, is a law, an order or a directive that has lost its effectiveness and is no longer used. ‘That order from the boss is a dead letter. Nobody obeyed it anyway.’
Idiom of the day :- get something straight / (To) get something straight
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
To clarify something. To understand something clearly. ex. “Let me get this straight. Your mother’s cousin stole money from your father’s cousin’s daughter?”
Idiom of the day :- Horse opera
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Several years ago Hollywood produced a great many films about cowboys and the wild American West. Technically the films were called Westerns but because everyone galloped about on a horse they became known as horse operas. ‘There’s an exciting new horse opera playing at the Pearl. shall we go see it ?’
Idiom of the day :- Quick and dirty
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Fast and simple; not very sophisticated. ex. “We just need a quick and dirty solution to this.”
Idiom of the day :- Speak the same language
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Timothy the mouse is trying to convince Chad the cat that they speak the same language. This means to have similar tastes, feelings and thoughts, and to have a mutual understanding with someone. ‘We both like fish so it’s obvious that we speak the same language,’ Timothy smiled. ‘Let’s be friends.’
Idiom of the day :- No oil painting
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
People who believe that oil paintings are only of pretty things should have no difficulty thinking that unattractive people or ugly things are no oil painting. ‘Martha’s a wonderful person, but you must admit she’s no oil painting to look at.’ ‘This is an interesting town, but it’s certainly no oil painting, is it ?’ Nellie said.
Idiom of the day :- Rotten (adj)
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Bad, nasty. ex. “I’ve done a lot of rotten things in the past.”
Idiom of the day :- Put someone in the picture
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Winston thought it would be exciting and romantic to visit the African jungles. he wasn’t aware that it could be dangerous, so I put him in the picture by telling him about the wild animals there. When we put someone in the picture we inform him or her of all the facts of a situation.
Idiom of the day :- Crack of dawn
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
‘I know Sean likes to get up early but this is ridiculous !’ he cat cried. ‘Look, he’s getting up at the crack of dawn !’ What the cat is complaining about is that Sean is getting up just as the sky is showing the first light of day that is called the crack of dawn.
Idiom of the day :- Down the hatch
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
A hatch is a small door. Colloquially, a person’s throat is called a hatch. That’s why when people are celebrating and drinking together you frequently see them lifting their glasses and saying, ‘Down the hatch.’ That means ‘let’s drink’. ‘I propose a salute to Penelope’s success,’ someone shouted. ‘Down the hatch.’
