English Idioms

English Idioms About “Money”
Idiom: Money for jam
Meaning: (Also be money for old rope) said about a job when it is an easy way of earning money.
Example: Selling ice-cream is money for jam when it is very hot.

English Idioms About “Health”
Idiom: Just what the doctor ordered
Meaning: The idiom just what the doctor ordered means exactly what is required or wanted.
Example: Alan: Orange juice? Greg: Thanks! Orange juice is just what the doctor ordered.

English Idioms About “Sport”
Idiom: Keep one’s eye on the ball
Meaning: To remain alert to the events occurring around oneself.
Example: To be successful in this business, you’ll have to keep your eye on the ball.

English Idioms About “Parts of the body”
Idiom: Keep one’s eyes peeled
Meaning: To be on the alert, to be watchful
Example: I will keep my eyes peeled for your call.

English Idioms About “Parts of the body”
Idiom: In a body
Meaning: Said when a group of people do something together.
Example: The workers went in a body to the boss to ask for higher wages.

English Idioms About “Parts of the body”
Idiom: An eye for an eye
Meaning: (Also, an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.) said to suggest that punishment should equal the crime. At the root of this principle is that one of the purposes of the law is to provide equitable retribution for an offended party.
Example: In some countries, justice operates on the principle of an eye for an eye. That is, if you kill someone, you desrve to die.

English Idioms About “Clothes”
Idiom: Birthday suit
Meaning: The idiom birthday suit is a slang term for the naked human body.
Example: It was embarrassing for her to be seen in her birthday suit.

English Idioms About “Money”
Idiom: Put money on somebody or something
Meaning: To bet money or to believe that someone will accomplish something or that something will happen.
Example: He will pass the exam – I’d put money on it.

English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Next to nothing
Meaning: Almost; hardly.
Example: Although they paid him next to nothing, he liked the job.

English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Cash cow
Meaning: This idioms refers to someone or something that generates a steady return of profits; a moneymaker. The term cash cow is a metaphor for a “dairy cow” used on farms to produce milk, offering a steady stream of income with little maintenance.
Example: 1. The typewriters production which had been their cash cow for so many years witnessed a collapse of sales. 2. The young actress turned out to be the cash cow for most Hollywood studios.