English Idioms: Adam’s ale
English Idioms About “Religion”
Idiom: Adam’s ale
Meaning: (Old-fashioned) water.
Example: Take a glass of adam’s ale if you are thirsty.
English Idioms About “Religion”
Idiom: Adam’s ale
Meaning: (Old-fashioned) water.
Example: Take a glass of adam’s ale if you are thirsty.
English Idioms About “Nature”
Idiom: Vanish into the air
Meaning: To disappear.
Example: The money just vanished into the air. I can’t find it anywhere.
English Idioms About “Parts of the body”
Idiom: Under one’s thumb
Meaning: Completely controlled by someone; at someone’s command.
Example: She has her husband under her thumb. He would do anything for her.
English Idioms About “Work”
Idiom: Burn candles at both ends
Meaning: If you burn candles at both ends, you work very hard, day and night.
Example: She has been burning candles at both ends to finish a book about the history of the United States of America.
English Idioms About “Sport”
Idiom: Keep one’s eye on the ball
Meaning: To remain alert to the events occurring around oneself.
Example: To be successful in this business, you’ll have to keep your eye on the ball.
English Idioms About “War”
Idiom: Cross swords
Meaning: To quarrel or argue with someone; to have a dispute with someone.
Example: The boss didn’t want to cross swords with the workers’ union.
English Idioms About “Love”
Idiom: Love someone to bits
Meaning: The idiom to love someone to bits means to love someone very much.
Example: She is the woman I love to bits.