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a drop in the bucket

Definition: A very small part of something big or whole. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

a woman of few words

Definition: (also a man of few words) a woman who doesn’t speak much. A woman of action Discuss this Idiom in the …

all greek to me

Definition: Meaningless and incomprehensible like someone who cannot read, speak, or understand any of the Greek language would be. Discuss this Idiom …

apple of somebody’s eye

Definition: said about someone whom you love the most and you are very proud of. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

bag of tricks

Definition: a set of techniques and methods. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

bite the bullet

Definition: To endure a painful or unpleasant situation that is unavoidable. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

break a leg

Definition: A superstitious way to say ‘good luck’ without saying ‘good luck’, but rather the opposite. Discuss this Idiom in the comments …

call it a day

Definition: to stop working for the rest of the day. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

chicken out

Definition: To refuse to do something because of fear. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

come into bloom

Definition: to blossom, to start to produce flowers. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

curiosity killed the cat

Definition: Curiosity killed the cat is a proverb used to warn someone not to be too curious about something and ask too …

dead wood

Definition: Workers no longer contributing to an organization. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

ethnic cleansing

Definition: Killing of a certain ethnic or religious group on a massive scale. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

fair-weather friend

Definition: someone who is your friend only when the times are good. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

flash in the pan

Definition: Something that shows potential or looks promising in the beginning but fails to deliver anything in the end.? Discuss this Idiom …

funny farm

Definition: A mental institutional facility. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

good fences make good neighbors

Definition: (also good walls make good neighbors) this means that people should respect other people’s property and privacy and mind their own …

hell in a handbasket

Definition: Deteriorating and headed for complete disaster.? Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

hold your horses

Definition: Be patient. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

in like flynn

Definition: To be easily successful, especially when sexual or romantic. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

it beats me

Definition: used to suggest that you don’t understand something. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

keep an eye on

Definition: keep an eye on something/someone means to watch or look after something or someone. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

liquor someone up

Definition: To get someone drunk. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

make no bones about

Definition: To state a fact so there are no doubts or objections. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

moment of truth

Definition: A deciding instant;the time when a test determines or makes it apparent whether something will succeed. Discuss this Idiom in the …

on the fence

Definition: Undecided. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

pick of the bunch

Definition: (also the best of the bunch) the best. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

public enemy number one

Definition: said about someone or something that people hate or approve of. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

question of time

Definition: (also a matter of time) said about something that will surely happen. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

right as rain

Definition: Needed, appropriate, essential, or hoped-for and has come to mean perfect, well, absolutely right. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

salt of the earth

Definition: said about somone who is honest and good. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

smell a rat

Definition: To detect somone in the group is betraying the others. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

take the biscuit (uk)

Definition: To be particularly bad, objectionable, or egregious. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

the home straight

Definition: The last part of a difficult work. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

time is money

Definition: a proverb which means that one should not waste time, because one could be using it to earn money. Discuss this …

turn up like a bad penny

Definition: A person or thing which is unpleasant, disreputable, or otherwise unwanted, especially one which repeatedly appears at inopportune times. Discuss this …

use your loaf

Definition: Use your head. Think smart. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

walk on eggshells

Definition: To be overly careful in dealing with a person or situation;to be careful and sensitive, in handling very sensitive matters. Discuss …

whiter than white

Definition: said about someone who is totally fair and honest. Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.

zero hour

Definition: the time when something is planned to begin (military) Discuss this Idiom in the comments below.