English Idioms

English Idioms About “Nature”
Idiom: Gain ground
Meaning: To become popular, to make progress, to advance.
Example: The new product gained ground in a very short time.

English Idioms About “Clothes”
Idiom: Lose your shirt
Meaning: To lose all your money as a result of gambling or bad investment.
Example: He lost his shirt yeterday in the casino.

English Idioms About “Colors”
Idiom: Black and blue
Meaning: Covered in bruises
Example: He was black and blue the day after the accident

English Idioms About “Time”
Idiom: Question of time
Meaning: (Also a matter of time) said about something that will surely happen.
Example: The criminal will be arrested. It’s just a question of time.

English Idioms About “Home”
Idiom: The home straight
Meaning: The last part of a difficult work.
Example: It was just suc a difficult project to work on, but we are on the home the straight.

English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Fall prey to
Meaning: (Also fall victim to) to become a victim.
Example: When she married him, she fell prey to his greed.

English Idioms About “Parts of the body”
Idiom: Not have a leg to stand on
Meaning: Not have a sound justification, a firm foundation of facts to prove something.
Example: After the police caught him, he didn’t have a leg to stand on to prove his innocence.

English Idioms About “Music”
Idiom: Chin music
Meaning: Talk, conversation
Example: When they meet, there will be plenty of chin music.

English Idioms About “Food”
Idiom: That’s the way the cookie crumbles
Meaning: (Also that’s the way the ball bounces) said to show that things don’t always turn out the way we hope.
Example: In spite of her kindness she is the least popular in her class. But, that’s the way the cookie crumbles.

English Idioms About “Love”
Idiom: Love me, love my dog
Meaning: The phrase love me, love my dog. means that if you love someone, you must be willing to accept everything about them.
Example: Alan decided to get married to Lisa although her brother was a drug dealer. When they started their relationship, she often insisted: “love me, love my dog.”