English Idioms: Call the tune

English Idioms About “Music”
Idiom: Call the tune
Meaning: To be the one who controls a situation; to have the most power and authority in a situation
Example: In any deal you have with banks, it’s them who call the tune.

English Idioms: Close to home

English Idioms About “Home”
Idiom: Close to home
Meaning: If something is close to home, it affects you personally.
Example: His criticism was a bit too close to home. She couldn’t bear the way he talked about her work.

English Idioms: Eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth

English Idioms About “Religion”
Idiom: Eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
Meaning: The phrase eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth refers to a principle found in Babylonian Law, in the Code of Hammurabi, as well as in monotheist religions – Judaism, Christianity and Islam. According to this principle a person who has injured another person is penalized to a similar degree.
Example: If he killed the poor woman, he deserves to die. It’s as simple as that – an eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth.