English Idioms: Dog’s life
English Idioms About “Life”
Idiom: Dog’s life
Meaning: A miserable, unhappy existence.
Example: I have to work everyday from dawn to sunset and come back home to take care of the children. It’s really a dog’s life.
English Idioms About “Life”
Idiom: Dog’s life
Meaning: A miserable, unhappy existence.
Example: I have to work everyday from dawn to sunset and come back home to take care of the children. It’s really a dog’s life.
English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Say your piece
Meaning: Tell what you have to say
Example: Stop annoying us. Say your piece and go.
English Idioms About “Crime”
Idiom: Poverty is not a crime (Also poverty is no sin)
Meaning: This expression is used to mean that it is not a crime to be poor and that we shouldn’t condemn people for their poverty.
Example: I don’t know why the police are chasing those poor people out of town. Poverty is not a crime.
English Idioms About “Clothes”
Idiom: In someone’s pocket
Meaning: The phrase to be in someone’s pocket means to be dependent on someone financially and consequently under their influence.
Example: The committee must surely have been in his pocket.
English Idioms About “Relationship”
Idiom: Build bridges
Meaning: To improve relationships between people.
Example: They wanted to build bridges between Nancy and Alan to settle the conflict once for all.
English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Right down to
Meaning: Considering even minor things or people.
Example: We are all concerned with obeying the law, from the minister down to the common man.
English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Send up a trial balloon
Meaning: To test public opinion and response to something.
Example: They had an excellent idea for the project. They sent up a trial balloon but the response was very negative.