English Idioms: Dog-eat-dog
English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Dog-eat-dog
Meaning: Said about a world where people do anything to be successful.
Example: It’s disheartening to know that we are living in a dog-eat-dog world.
English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Dog-eat-dog
Meaning: Said about a world where people do anything to be successful.
Example: It’s disheartening to know that we are living in a dog-eat-dog world.
English Idioms About “Age”
English Idioms: Come of age
The phrase come of age means to reach adulthood.
Example: His son has come of age.
English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: The customer is always right.
Meaning: In order to make profit, it is necessary for a business to satisfy customers’ wishes and make them happy.
Example: Look at that waiter! He always argues with customers. He doesn’t know that the customer is always right.
English Idioms About “Parts of the body”
Idiom: Stiff upper lip
Meaning: One who has a stiff upper lip displays fortitude in the face of adversity, or exercises self-restraint in the expression of emotion.
Example: He always has a stiff upper lip. He never complains.
English Idioms About “Money”
Idiom: Bet your bottom dollar
Meaning: This idiom is used to say that one can be sure about something.
Example: You can bet your bottom dollar. The whole thing will end tragically.
English Idioms About “Parts of the body”
Idiom: On the face of it
Meaning: On the surface.
Example: On the face of it, she seems innocent. But when the police investigated her case, they discovered that she was guilty.
English Idioms About “Crime”
Idiom: There is honor among thieves
Meaning: When you say there is honor among thieves, this means that even among criminals there is honor and that they do not commit crimes against each other.
Example: The gangsters had a strong respect for their old boss which demonstrate that there is honor among thieves.