English Idioms About “Sport”
Idiom: Wait for the ball to drop
Meaning: To wait in expectation of an occurrence.
Example: When the scandal was publicly revealed, he waited for the ball to drop as he was involved.
English Idioms About “War”
Idiom: An act of war
Meaning: An act which is considered violent enough to cause war.
Example: Bombing the United States naval base at pearl harbor was considered an act of war.
English Idioms About “Nature”
Idiom: A breath of fresh air
Meaning: Said about a new, fresh, and imaginative approach, a change that feels good.
Example: The president says that the country needs a breath of fresh air.
English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Dead duck
Meaning: Said about someone or something that is is doomed to failure or death.
Example: Due to enough unfavorable intelligence about the enemy, the attack they were intending to launch was a dead duck right from the start.
English Idioms About “Furniture”
Idiom: Sweep something under the carpet
Meaning: (Also sweep something under the rug.) to hide or ignore something.
Example: You’ve made a terrible mistake. Don’t try to sweep it under the carpet!
English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Nothing to sneeze at
Meaning: Not bad; decent; acceptable; worthwhile.
Example: Their music may not be worthy of radio time, but it’s nothing to sneeze at.
English Idioms About “Food”
Idiom: She’ll be apples
Meaning: Everything will be all right.
Example: ‘What about our trip to the mountain. They say it will snow all night long ‘Don’t worry. She’ll be apples.’