English Idioms: Head over heels

English Idioms About “Money”
Idiom: All that glitters is not gold
Meaning: Appearance is sometimes misleading. Things that appear valuable or worthwhile might not be as good as they look.
Example: The house looks beautiful from the outside but the inside part of the house looks terrible; all that glitters is not gold.

English Idioms About “Nature”
Idiom: Rain or shine
Meaning: (Also come rain or shine) whatever happens; no matter whether it is rainy or sunny.
Example: I’ll be on time, rain or shine.

English Idioms About “Food”
Idiom: Bad egg
Meaning: Bad person
Example: Just ignore him. He’s a bad egg.

English Idioms About “Law”
Idiom: The spirit of the law
Meaning: When one obeys the spirit of the law but not the letter, one is doing what the authors of the law intended, though not necessarily adhering to the literal wording. (See also letter of the law) In one of the best known examples, The Merchant of Venice, Shakespeare introduces the quibble as a plot device to save both the spirit and the letter of the law. The moneylender Shylock has made an agreement with Antonio that if he cannot repay a loan he will have a pound of flesh from him. When the debt is not repaid in time Portia at first pleads for mercy in a famous speech: “The quality of mercy is not strain’d, It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath. It is twice blest: It blesseth him that gives and him that takes.” (IV,i,185). When Shylock refuses, she finally saves Antonio by pointing out that Shylock’s agreement with him mentioned no blood, and therefore Shylock can have his pound of flesh only if he sheds no blood.
Example: A judge who adheres to the spirit of the law is concerned with the intent and purpose of the lawmaker.

English Idioms About “Clothes”
Idiom: Quake in one’s boots
Meaning: To be frightened, scared, or nervous.
Example: The thought of climbing that high had him quaking in his boots.

English Idioms About “Health”
Idiom: Bag of bones
Meaning: An extremely thin person.
Example: He’s turning into a bag of bones. He lost so much weight.