English Idioms: Jack-of-all-trades
English Idioms About “Names”
Idiom: Jack-of-all-trades
Meaning: Said about someone who is able to do many things.
Example: He can do many jobs; he’s really a jack-of-all-trades
English Idioms About “Names”
Idiom: Jack-of-all-trades
Meaning: Said about someone who is able to do many things.
Example: He can do many jobs; he’s really a jack-of-all-trades
English Idioms About “Time”
Idiom: Any minute soon now
Meaning: (Also any moment/second/time now) very soon
Example: The news about the president’s resignation will be broadcasted on TV any moment now.
English Idioms About “Time”
Idiom: Zero hour
Meaning: The time when something is planned to begin (military)
Example: “This is the zero hour for the attack,” said the sergeant.
English Idioms About “Love”
Idiom: Love at first sight
Meaning: An instantaneous attraction
Example: It was love at first sight when we met.
English Idioms About “Men and women”
Idiom: Make a man of someone
Meaning: (Also make a man out of someone) to make a young person become more experienced or act like an adult and take responsibility.
Example: A couple of years in a foreign country will make a man of him.
English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Picture paints a thousand words
Meaning: (Also a picture is worth a thousand words) a picture will be far more descriptive of something than words can ever be.
Example: Just show him the photos and he will understand. You know a picture paints a thousand words.
English Idioms About “War”
Idiom: Fight fire with fire
Meaning: If you fight fire with fire, you use the same methods and tactics that your opponent is using against you. Shakespeare referred to the same meaning in King John, 1595: Be stirring as the time; be fire with fire; Threaten the threatener and outface the brow Of bragging horror
Example: After the competitive offers from rival firms, our company has decided to fight fire with fire and reduce prices.