English Idioms: Picture of (good) health

English Idioms About “Religion”
Idiom: Adam’s ale
Meaning: (Old-fashioned) water.
Example: Take a glass of adam’s ale if you are thirsty.

English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: How come?
Meaning: Used to ask how or why.
Example: So how come you missed the train?

English Idioms About “Money”
Idiom: Minting it
Meaning: (Also minting money) earning a lot of money quickly.
Example: The restaurant is minting it thanks to the new manager.

English Idioms About “Religion”
Idiom: Devil-may-care
Meaning: Careless, reckless or defiant.
Example: He has a rather devil-may-care attitude to his wife’s illness.

English Idioms About “Food”
Idiom: Carrot and stick
Meaning: An offer involving a reward countered by the threat of punishment.
Example: The president took a carrot and stick approach to the protests against his new laws.

English Idioms About “Work”
Idiom: Burn the midnight oil
Meaning: Work hard, especially late into the night.
Example: She was burning the midnight oil preparing for her daughter’s wedding when she had a heart attack.