English Idioms: A dime’s worth

English Idioms About “Parts of the body”
Idiom: Give somebody a leg up
Meaning: To help someone to achieve something, especially at work.
Example: They agreed to give her a leg up.

English Idioms About “Relationship”
Idiom: You can’t please everyone
Meaning: Making everyone happy is impossible no matter what you do.
Example: When the boss chose Mary as the chief executive of the project, everybody complained. But you can’t please everyone!

English Idioms About “Colors”
Idiom: Black and blue
Meaning: Covered in bruises
Example: He was black and blue the day after the accident

English Idioms About “Clothes”
Idiom: If the shoe fits, wear it
Meaning: The phrase if the shoe fits, wear it means if something applies to you, then accept it. This expression originated as if the cap fits and dates from the early 1700s.
Example: Lacy: The teacher says that I need to spend more time with my son. Nancy: Well, if the shoe fits, wear it.

English Idioms About “Music”
Idiom: Call the tune
Meaning: To be the one who controls a situation; to have the most power and authority in a situation
Example: In any deal you have with banks, it’s them who call the tune.

English Idioms About “Nature”
Idiom: Sail against the wind
Meaning: To work to achieve something that is difficult because most people would oppose it.
Example: The journalist is sailing against the wind in his attempt to change people’s negative attitude towards that politician.