English Idioms About “Clothes”
Idiom: All dressed up and nowhere to go
Meaning: The phrase all dressed up and nowhere to go means getting ready for something and then it never happened. The phrase may be used literally or figuratively.
Example: She was waiting for him but he never showed up. As usual, she was all dressed up and nowhere to go.
English Idioms About “Age”
Idiom: Long in the tooth
Meaning: very old.
Example: I think he is a bit long in the tooth to be a romantic hero in that play.
English Idioms About “Death”
Idiom: Dice with death
Meaning: To do something which is very risky, or dangerous, and could even cause one’s death.
Example: Someone who drinks and drives is someone who dices with death.
English Idioms About “Time”
Idiom: Beat the clock
Meaning: To do something before a deadline.
Example: They managed to beat the clock and arrive a few minutes before the conference started.
English Idioms About “Parts of the body”
Idiom: Face the music
Meaning: Said when someone accepts to confront the unpleasant consequences of one’s actions.
Example: After failing to manage the crisis, the manager had to face the music.
English Idioms About “Parts of the body”
Idiom: Yoke around someone’s neck
Meaning: A burden.
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English Idioms About “Health”
Idiom: White as a sheet
Meaning: (Also as white as a sheet) said about someone whose face is very pale because of illness, shock or fear.
Example: Joe looks as white as sheet. He must be very ill.