Idiom of the day :- Catch-22
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
This expression comes from the title of a book. Situations referred to as catch-22 are unreasonable and unfair in which a person has no chance of winning or succeeding. ‘If I study medicine, I’ll be unhappy. If I study art, my parents will be unhappy. I’m in a catch-22 situation.’
Idiom of the day :- Shoot Off One’s Mouth
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Jim doesn’t play tennis very much, but he’s always shooting off his mouth about how good he is. Yet he’s fooling nobody. Jim is somewhat of a braggart and everyone knows that he gives opinions without knowing all the facts and talks as if he knew everything about the game.
Idiom of the day :- Full Monty
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
This idiom can mean either, “the whole thing” or “completely nude”.
Idiom of the day :- Make one’s mark
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
For years and years Joe struggled to be recognized as an important artist. Now that his paintings are in great demand, he has finally made his mark. ‘It’s wonderful to know I’ve been able to make my mark,’ he said. He is saying it is wonderful to have made a contribution to art and to be recognized as a successful person.
Idiom of the day :- crack of dawn / (At the) crack of dawn
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Right at dawn (when the sun comes up). ex. “When the road came to an end, we turned left.”
Idiom of the day :- fill someone’s shoes / (To) fill someone’s shoes
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
To replace someone. To do something someone else used to do. ex. “Cathy has been working here for 20 years. It’s going to be hard to find someone to fill her shoes.”
Idiom of the day :- You Can’t Take it With You
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Enjoy what you have and not what you don’t have, since when you die you cannot take things (such as money) with you.
Idiom of the day :- Tit for tat
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
An unpleasant action given in return for one received A : Andrew was furious when I got the job which he wanted. He came round to my house with a ladder in the middle of the night to splash red paint over my windows. B : That’s outrageous. If I were you I would go round to his house and pour paint over his car. A : No, I don’t believe in tit for tat. Anyway Andrew fell off the ladder and broke his leg — so now he’s even more angry ! In the 16th century tip and tap both meant a hit or a blow. The expression tip for tap therefore meant a blow in exchange for a blow. Over the time the spelling has altered to the current tit for tat.
Idiom of the day :- Call it a day
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
‘Let’s call it a day and go home,’ Teddy said. Because the person he’s addressing doesn’t understand the expression, it’s up to me to explain that when we call it a day,we stop whatever we are doing, regardless of the time. ‘After twenty years as a postman, Mr Burr called it a day and retired.’
Idiom of the day :- Apple of My Eye
Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-
Someone who is cherished above all others.
