English Idioms

English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Help a lame dog over a stile
Meaning: Said about someone who helps people who are in difficulty or trouble.
Example: You can trust him. He always helps a lame dog over a stile.

English Idioms About “Law”
Idiom: Signed, sealed and delivered
Meaning: (Also sealed and delivered) This expression refers to a document or an agreement which has been officially signed and completed satisfactorily.
Example: John: “Hey, have you finalized the purchase of the estate yet?” Leila: “Yes, I got all the documents… signed, sealed, and delivered!”

English Idioms About “Weather”
Idiom: Lovely weather for ducks
Meaning: Rainy weather.
Example: A: What’s the weather like there? B: It’s a lovely weather for ducks.

English Idioms About “Music”
Idiom: Toot one’s own horn
Meaning: (Also blow one’s own horn) to boast; to brag
Example: She really likes to toot her own horn.

English Idioms About “Time”
Idiom: Devil of a time
Meaning: If you have a devil of a time, you have a very difficult time.
Example: Before she divorced, Ann had had a devil of a time with my her husband.

English Idioms About “Music”
Idiom: Make chin music
Meaning: Talk or chatter.
Example: The boss was furious because he found them sitting there making chin music instead of doing the job.

English Idioms About “Nature”
Idiom: Beat around the bush
Meaning: To treat a topic, without mentioning its main points, often intentionally, because the topic is difficult or unpleasant.
Example: Stop beating around the bush and tell me what the the problem is!

English Idioms About “War”
Idiom: Shot in the dark
Meaning: The phrase refers to a hopeful attempt at something or a wild guess especially when you have no certain information or knowledge about the subject.
Example: It was just a shot in the dark, but I was right!

English Idioms About “Nature”
Idiom: Calm before the storm
Meaning: The calm before the storm is an unussual or false quiet period before a period of upheaval.
Example: The negotiation between the two parties may be peaceful now. But don’t be misled! This is only the calm before the storm.

English Idioms About “Religion”
Idiom: Until hell freezes over
Meaning: If someone say that someone can do something until hell freezes over, they mean that one will never in their life get the results that they want.
Example: He can wait for my approval until hell freezes over – He won’t marry my daughter.