English Idioms: Keep your powder dry

English Idioms About “Work”
Idiom: A woman’s work is never done
Meaning: The proverb a woman’s work is never done means that a woman often works longer hours than a man because the housework and raising children are jobs that never end. The origin of the saying comes from an old rhymed couplet: Man may work from sun to sun, But woman’s work is never done.
Example: “A woman’s work is never done!”, said Leila. She added: “As soon as I finish washing the breakfast dishes, it’s time to start preparing lunch. Then I have to go shopping and when the kids are back home I have to help them with their homework.”

English Idioms About “Life”
Idiom: For the life of me
Meaning: This idiom is used colloquially to mean “if one’s (own) life depended on it.” It
Example: I couldn’t for the life of me remember where I met her.

English Idioms About “Men and women”
Idiom: Jangle someones’s nerves
Meaning: To annoy someone or or make them nervous.
Example: The noise of the kids jangled my nerves.

English Idioms About “Relationship”
Idiom: Necessity is the mother of invention
Meaning: This proverb means that when people really need to do something, they will find a way to do it.
Example: When her pen had run out of ink, she used her lipstick to write a short note to her husband who was at work.

English Idioms About “Work”
Idiom: Dirty work
Meaning: (Also do the dirty work) unpleasant work or dishonest action.
Example: 1. I don’t know but I feel there is some dirty work going on in this company. 2. I always have to do the dirty work. I never have fun.

English Idioms About “Sport”
Idiom: Weekend warrior
Meaning: A person who indulges in a sport or pastime on an infrequent basis, usually on weekends when work commitments are not present.
Example: The most common foot related injury I see for the weekend warrior is heel pain