English Idioms

English Idioms About “Religion”
Idiom: God knows
Meaning: This idiom means “only God knows.” Said when you have absolutely no knowledge of something.
Example: God knows what he’s going to do after his divorce.

English Idioms About “Time”
Idiom: Name the day
Meaning: Fix the date of an important event, especially marriage.
Example: Sarah and John are going to name the day soon.

English Idioms About “Time”
Idiom: Call it a day
Meaning: To stop working for the rest of the day.
Example: Why don’t we call it a day? I’m really tired.

English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: For all I care
Meaning: Used to suggest that you don’t care.
Example: You can go to the party alone, for all I care

English Idioms About “Sexuality”
Idiom: Facts of life
Meaning: The details about sex and reproduction.
Example: His parents told him the facts of life when he was ten years old.

English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Know something inside and out
Meaning: To know something very thoroughly.
Example: He’s still new to their system, but he knows databases inside and out and will understand the rest soon.

English Idioms About “Clothes”
Idiom: Light skirt
Meaning: The phrase light skirt refers to a loose woman, a prostitute.
Example: Don’t call her a light skirt. She is a respectable woman.

English Idioms About “Names”
Idiom: For Pete’s sake
Meaning: The phrase for Pete’s sake is used to expresses frustration, exasperation, annoyance. The phrase is a variant of for Christ’s sake, for God’s sake. Pete refers perhaps to Saint Peter
Example: For Pete’s sake, turn off the TV! I need some rest.

English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Every dog has its day
Meaning: Everyone has a time of success and satisfaction.
Example: You may become successful in your business someday. Every dog has his day.

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.