English Idioms

English Idioms About “Life”
Idiom: Slice of life
Meaning: The phrase slice of life refers to a realistic representation of everyday experience in art and entertainment (e.g. a movie, play, book..)
Example: The movie is a slice of life about the life of a group of students.

English Idioms About “Travel”
Idiom: My way or the highway
Meaning: This expression is used to say that people have to do what you say; otherwise, they will have to leave or quit the project.
Example: He has a “My way or the highway” approach to leading his government and his party.

English Idioms About “Time”
Idiom: Stand the test of time
Meaning: If something stands the test of time, it lasts for a long time.
Example: Their marriage has stood the test of time.

English Idioms About “Time”
Idiom: Up to the minute
Meaning: The most modern
Example: The internet is an excellent source of up to the minute news.

English Idioms About “Parts of the body”
Idiom: In the blink of an eye
Meaning: Very quickly.
Example: He disappeared in the blink of an eye.

English Idioms About “Sport”
Idiom: Come to blows
Meaning: To have fight or an argument with someone.
Example: Negotiators are trying not to come into blows over their territorial dispute.

English Idioms About “Life”
Idiom: Low-life (Also lowlife)
Meaning: A low-life is a person who is considered morally unacceptable by their community such as thieves, drug dealers, drug users, alcoholics, thugs, prostitutes and pimps.
Example: I saw him with a bunch of lowlifes.

English Idioms About “Relationship”
Idiom: Experience is the mother of wisdom
Meaning: This idiom is used to mean that people learn from what happens to them.
Example: You will never understand the love parents have for their children until you get your own children. Experience is really the mother of wisdom.

English Idioms About “Religion”
Idiom: High man on the totem pole
Meaning: The most important person in a hierarchy or organization. (Opposite: low man on the totem pole)
Example: I want to meet the hign man on the totem pole.

English Idioms About “Money”
Idiom: A fool and his money are soon parted
Meaning: This means that stupid people spend money without thinking about it enough.
Example: John likes his extravagant lifestyle – but then a fool and his money are soon parted.