English Idioms: Drop the subject
English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Drop the subject
Meaning: To stop discussing a subject.
Example: Please drop the subject. I don’t want to discuss it further.
English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Drop the subject
Meaning: To stop discussing a subject.
Example: Please drop the subject. I don’t want to discuss it further.
English Idioms About “Sport”
Idiom: Play ball
Meaning: To cooperate and agree to work with others.
Example: The manager asked him to play ball if he wants things to go well.
English Idioms About “Time”
Idiom: Pressed for time
Meaning: If you are pressed for time, it means that you are in a hurry.
Example: I am sorry, I can’t talk to you right now; I’m pressed for time.
English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Curiosity killed the cat
Meaning: Curiosity killed the cat is a proverb used to warn someone not to be too curious about something and ask too many questions because this can get you into trouble.
Example: Alan: I wonder who killed that wealthy man? Bill: Curiosity killed the cat.
English Idioms About “Time”
Idiom: Clock out
Meaning: (Also clock off) To register one’s departure from work.
Example: They clocked out early in order to be on time for the concert.
English Idioms About “Law”
Idiom: Justice is blind
Meaning: This expression means that justice is impartial and objective. There is an allusion here to the Greek statue for justice, wearing a blindfold so as not to treat friends differently from strangers, or rich people better than the poor ones.
Example: No matter who you are, you must respect the law. Justice is blind!
English Idioms About “Clothes”
Idiom: Lose your shirt
Meaning: To lose all your money as a result of gambling or bad investment.
Example: He lost his shirt yeterday in the casino.