English Idioms: An act of war
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 “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 “Food”
Idiom: Bad egg
Meaning: Bad person
Example: Just ignore him. He’s a bad egg.
English Idioms About “Health”
Idiom: In bad shape
Meaning: In bad physical condition.
Example: Bill is in bad shape. He needs to exercise regularly and go on a diet.
English Idioms About “Time”
Idiom: Ahead of one’s time
Meaning: In advance of concurrent commonly accepted ideas; showing characteristics of changes yet to be; present in one’s work before later advances in the field.
Example: With his new scientific discoveries, he was ahead of his time.
English Idioms About “Colors”
Idiom: Red ink
Meaning: A euphemism for financial loss.
Example: There is too much red ink in the company’s financial statement.
English Idioms About “Science”
Idiom: Acid test
Meaning: The idiom acid test refers to a decisive test whose findings show the worth or quality of something.
Example: Our team’s next match will be the first real acid test in this competition.
English Idioms About “Money”
Idiom: Bank on
Meaning: To expect something or rely on.
Example: Can I bank on your friend’s predictions about the stock market?