LIST of Idioms for reading today
- A Taste Of Your Own Medicine
Meaning: When you are mistreated the same way you mistreat others.
Usage: He got a taste of his own medicine when his friend decided to betray him.
- A Toss-Up
Meaning: A result that is still unclear and can go either way.
Usage: The match is going to be a toss-up between those two teams, as both of them seem to have an equal amount of tactics.
- Actions Speak Louder Than Words
Meaning: It's better to actually do something than just talk about it.
Usage: A good leader does not tell his team how things should be done, she shows them; after all, actions speak louder than words.
- Add Fuel To The Fire
Meaning: Whenever something is done to make a bad situation even worse than it is.
Usage: Sentencing the communal leader in such a tense situation will only add fuel to the fire.
- Against The Clock
Meaning: Rushed and short on time.
Usage: We worked against the clock to finish the project on time.
- All Bark And No Bite
Meaning: When someone is threatening and/or aggressive but not willing to engage in a fight.
Usage: You had said that you would beat up the goons if they attacked us, but you didn't. You're all bark and no bite.
- All Greek to me
Meaning: Meaningless and incomprehensible like someone who cannot read, speak, or understand the Greek language would be.
Usage: Please don't try to explain the technicalities of how this system works; it would be all Greek to me.
- All In The Same Boat
Meaning: When everyone is facing the same challenges.
Usage: Mark said that he would like to quit his job, to which Bill replied that they were all in the same boat.
- Cost An Arm And A Leg
Meaning: Very expensive. A large amount of money.
Usage: These boots are really nice, but they cost me an arm and a leg.
- An Axe To Grind
Meaning: Have a private or selfish reason for doing something.
Usage: He has no political ax to grind, he is just concerned about the state of affairs here.
- Apple of My Eye
Meaning: Someone who is cherished above all others.
Usage: While my father loved all of us very much, my elder brother was the apple of his eye.
- As High As A Kite
Meaning: to behave in a silly or exciting way because you have taken drugs or drunk a lot of alcohol.
Usage: I tried to talk to him after the celebrations, but he was as high as a kite.
- At The Drop Of A Hat
Meaning: immediately, without delay.
Usage: I'd quit my job at the drop of a hat if I didn't have loans to pay.
- A leap in the dark
Meaning: An action or a risk that you take without having much idea about what will happen as a result.
Usage: I had very little information about the organization, so writing to them was a leap in the dark.
- A tough row to hoe
Meaning: a difficult situation to deal with
Usage: The electoral candidate has a tough row to hoe – he has limited funds, and his message is not a popular one.