Idiom of the day :- Hopping mad
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
‘Hey, down there ! Quiet down 1 You’re supposed to be taking your afternoon nap,’ Mrs K cried. ‘All that jumping about is making me hopping mad !’ What Mrs K is saying is that her sweet little infant is making her very angry. It’s not necessary to be a kangaroo to be hopping mad: simply being extremely mad will do.
Idiom of the day :- Hat Trick
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
When one player scores three goals in the same hockey game. This idiom can also mean three scores in any other sport, such as 3 homeruns, 3 touchdowns, 3 soccer goals, etc.
Idiom of the day :- Upset the applecart
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Spoil a plan, arrangement or expected course of events A : Did you go to Veronica Vain’s wedding ? I heard it was going to be the most spectacular social event of the year. B : Yes it was. On the morning of the wedding the groom upset the applecart by saying he couldn’t go through with the marriage and wanted it all stopped. A : Oh no ! What happened to the bride ? B : Well, Veronica didn’t want to disappoint the guests or waste the huge cake, so she married me instead ! In the days when apples were taken to market in a cart along badly-made roads, it was easy for one of the cartwheels to become stuck in a hole. This would cause the cart to tip up or be upset unexpectedly and spill the apples on the ground. It is this image which is captured in the expression which is used today. Inanimate things as well as people can upset applecarts. For example, The discovery upset the applecart. or His opinion upset the applecart. It is also common to use an adjective to make the phrase more informative. For example, upset the financial applecart or upset the domestic applecart.
Idiom of the day :- Flat as a pancake
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
One day Penelope saw a picture of the North Pole. ‘Why, it’s flat as a pancake there,’ she exclaimed. Later in the kitchen cooking breakfast she heard a thump. Looking down she saw her father on the floor. ‘Heavens, he’s flat as a pancake !’ she cried. When something is flat as a pancake it is very level or very flat.
Idiom of the day :- dump someone (very informal) / (To) dump someone (very informal)
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
To end a relationship with someone; to break up with someone. To stop seeing someone (romantically).ex. “She dumped me.”
Idiom of the day :- Pink slip
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Termination notice from a job
Idiom of the day :- Lay the blame at someone’s door
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
To lay the blame ( or fault ) at someone’s door is to state that a person, group, company or organization is responsible for the fault or failure of something. ‘The coach laid the blame at the door of the players after our football team lost the championship match.’
Idiom of the day :- have an edge / (To) have an edge
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
To have an advantage. ex. “When it comes to speed, he has an edge over the other players.”
Idiom of the day :- Give someone a rocket
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Oh, oh ! The boss is about to give Edna a rocket – and if you ask me I really think she deserves it ! That’s because this British idiom means to give someone a severe scolding or a reprimand. ‘You know it’s amazing how much better Edna performs at her job since I gave her a rocket yesterday morning,’ the boss smiled.
Idiom of the day :- skin and bones
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
a person who is unusually thin
