English Idioms

English Idioms About “War”
Idiom: War zone
Meaning: The idiom war zone refers to an area where war or some extreme violence is taking place.
Example: It is heart breaking to see images of dead or injured children from a war zone.

English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Big wheel
Meaning: A person with a great deal of power or influence, especially a high-ranking person in an organization.
Example: She’s a big wheel at IBM.

English Idioms About “Food”
Idiom: Spill the beans
Meaning: To reveal a secret.
Example: Why did you spill the beans about our new project? It was supposed to be top secret.

English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Right on the button
Meaning: To be exactly right.
Example: Her remarks were right on the button.

English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: How come?
Meaning: Used to ask how or why.
Example: So how come you missed the train?

English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Grin like a Cheshire cat
Meaning: (Also smile like Cheshire cat.) To smile very broadly. This is an allusion to a fictional cat popularised by Lewis Carroll’s depiction of it in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and known for its distinctive mischievous grin.
Example: He knew that she was fearing a scandal. He stood in front of her, grinning like a Cheshire cat, waiting for more money in return for his silence.

English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: You got me there
Meaning: I can’t answer your question.
Example: I don’t kow what to say. You got me there!

English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Get off the track
Meaning: To start talking about a different topic, instead of talking about the real one.
Example: Instead of discussing the real reasons for their conflicts, they are getting of the track.

English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Come clean
Meaning: To be honest and tell the truth.
Example: She came clean about what she had done.