English Idioms

English Idioms About “Love”
Idiom: Fall out of love
Meaning: To stop being in love with someone.
Example: She fell out of love with him when she knew he had been hiding secrets from her.

English Idioms About “Travel”
Idiom: Hitch one’s wagon to a star
Meaning: Aspire to do something great or aim high, follow a great ambition.
Example: He urged his students to hitch their wagons to a star.

English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Middle of the road
Meaning: Having a centrist attitude or philosophy; not extreme, especially politically.
Example: A typical middle of the road compromise is to leave the problem as it is.

English Idioms About “Relationship”
Idiom: You can’t please everyone
Meaning: Making everyone happy is impossible no matter what you do.
Example: When the boss chose Mary as the chief executive of the project, everybody complained. But you can’t please everyone!

English Idioms About “Religion”
Idiom: Crux of the matter
Meaning: The phrase crux of the matter refers to the most important point of an issue. Another related idiom is heart of the matter Crux has a Latin origin referring to a real cross and its association with torment. In English the term means difficulty.
Example: I think his new revelations about the company is the crux of the matter.

English Idioms About “Food”
Idiom: About as useful as a chocolate teapot
Meaning: Saying something is about as useful as a chocolate teapot means that it is totally useless.
Example: A car in a heavy traffic jam is as useful as a chocolate teapot. Use a bike instead!

English Idioms About “Sport”
Idiom: Beat a retreat
Meaning: To leave hastily in the face of opposition.
Example: When they saw the police coming, they beat a retreat.

English Idioms About “Health”
Idiom: Hale and hearty
Meaning: In a good health.
Example: In spite of her old age, she looks hale and hearty.

English Idioms About “Colors”
Idiom: Be in black and white
Meaning: (Also be down in black and white) to be written down.
Example: My conditions to accept the job were in black and white in the contract.

English Idioms About “Law”
Idiom: Necessity knows no law
Meaning: Necessity knows no law is a proverb. It means that being desperate and having no means may lead you to do illegal things.
Example: He was dealing in illegal drugs because he had to feed four kids. Necessity knows no law.