English Idioms

English Idioms About “Crime”
Idiom: Serve time
Meaning: Saying that someone is serving time means that he is in prison.
Example: After the gangster had served his time in jail, he got married and found a job.

English Idioms About “Names”
Idiom: It has someone’s name on it
Meaning: Said about somthing that belongs to someone or meant for someone.
Example: This piece of cake has my name on it.

English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Come to your attention
Meaning: (Also come to your notice) said when you notice something.
Example: It has recently come to the workers attention that changes are taking place in the company because of financial problems.

English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Along the lines
Meaning: In a general direction or manner.
Example: I was thinking along the lines of a vegetable garden, but I could be persuaded to include some perennials.

English Idioms About “Death”
Idiom: Meet one’s death
Meaning: (Also meet one’s end) To die.
Example: A friend of mine met his death when he got hit by a car.

English Idioms About “Money”
Idiom: Licence to print money
Meaning: If a company or activity is a licence to print money, it generates a lot of money without much effort.
Example: Advertizing companies are just a licence to print money.

English Idioms About “War”
Idiom: Meet your Waterloo
Meaning: If someone meets their Waterloo they are defeated by someone who is stronger or by a problem that is very difficult to surmount. The phrase to meet one’s Waterloo refers to the Battle of Waterloo near Belgium in 1815 where the French army under the command of Napoleon was defeated. The phrase entered the English language as a phrase signifying a great test with a final and decisive outcome – generally one resulting in failure and proving vincibility for something or someone who had seemed unbeatable.
Example: He met his Waterloo when he was challenged by the young contestant.

English Idioms About “Money”
Idiom: Strapped for cash
Meaning: The idiom strapped for cash to be short of money.
Example: I’m strapped for cash, can you lend me ten dollars?

English Idioms About “Religion”
Idiom: Mecca for someone or something
Meaning: If a place is a Mecca for someone or something, it is a place that a lot of people visit because it is known for something that they want to see or do. Mecca is the religious city of Islam. It is a city where Muslims go for pilgrimage.
Example: Milan is a Mecca for fashion.