English Idioms

English Idioms About “Time”
Idiom: Clock out
Meaning: (Also clock off) To register one’s departure from work.
Example: They clocked out early in order to be on time for the concert.

English Idioms About “Life”
Idiom: Between life and death
Meaning: This phrase is used to refer to a situation where both living and dying are possible.
Example: After his terrible accident, he was for a long time between life and death.

English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Have kittens
Meaning: (Also have a cow) to be very worried, upset or angry about something.
Example: My father had kittens when I stayed out late yesterday.

English Idioms About “Love”
Idiom: Make love, not war
Meaning: A hippie anti-war slogan encouraging love and peace.
Example: Why don’t you stop fighting! Make love not war!

English Idioms About “Travel”
Idiom: Off the beaten track
Meaning: To a place or places not commonly visited.
Example: His trip was altogether off the beaten track which had never been traversed any European.

English Idioms About “Love”
Idiom: Cupboard love
Meaning: The phrase cupboard love refers to affection that is given purely to gain something from someone. The phrase comes from the way in which a cat will give the person who feeds it superficial “love”.
Example: It was just cupboard love, and what she really wanted was the money she used to get from him.

English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Bag of tricks
Meaning: A set of techniques and methods.
Example: Why don’t you use your bag of tricks to help us solve this problem?

English Idioms About “Clothes”
Idiom: Under one’s belt
Meaning: The idiom under your belt refers to something that you have learned, mastered or achieved and that might be an advantage for you in the future.
Example: I see that you already have the techniques of drawing under your belt.

English Idioms About “Colors”
Idiom: Black sheep
Meaning: A disreputable member of a family or a group.
Example: They say he’s the black sheep of the Bakers.