English Idioms: Act one’s age

English Idioms About “Clothes”
Idiom: I’ll eat my hat
Meaning: Said to suggest that you will be surprised if something happens.
Example: If his business becomes successful, I’ll eat my hat.

English Idioms About “Science”
Idiom: Cog in the machine
Meaning: (Also a cog in the wheel) said about one part of a large system or organization
Example: He was just an important cog in the machine of organized crime.

English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Next to nothing
Meaning: Almost; hardly.
Example: Although they paid him next to nothing, he liked the job.

English Idioms About “Law”
Idiom: The spirit of the law
Meaning: When one obeys the spirit of the law but not the letter, one is doing what the authors of the law intended, though not necessarily adhering to the literal wording. (See also letter of the law) In one of the best known examples, The Merchant of Venice, Shakespeare introduces the quibble as a plot device to save both the spirit and the letter of the law. The moneylender Shylock has made an agreement with Antonio that if he cannot repay a loan he will have a pound of flesh from him. When the debt is not repaid in time Portia at first pleads for mercy in a famous speech: “The quality of mercy is not strain’d, It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath. It is twice blest: It blesseth him that gives and him that takes.” (IV,i,185). When Shylock refuses, she finally saves Antonio by pointing out that Shylock’s agreement with him mentioned no blood, and therefore Shylock can have his pound of flesh only if he sheds no blood.
Example: A judge who adheres to the spirit of the law is concerned with the intent and purpose of the lawmaker.

English Idioms About “Food”
Idiom: Cool as a cucumber
Meaning: Very calm.
Example: It’s amazing that he never shows his emotions even when he has a lot of problems. He’s cool as a cucumber.

English Idioms About “Music”
Idiom: Blow one’s own horn
Meaning: (Also toot one’s own horn) to brag; to talk boastfully.
Example: Nancy likes to blow her own horn.