English Idioms About “Death”
Idiom: At death’s door
Meaning: If you say you are at death’s door you mean that you are very close to the end of your life.
Example: She was so ill and was at death’s door for more than a month.
English Idioms About “Men and women”
Idiom: Every man has his price
Meaning: The phrase every man has his price means that everyone can be bribed if you know how much or what to bribe him or her with.
Example: “I offered him ten thousand dollars to sign the agreement, but he refused.”Just keep trying! Give him more. You know, every man has his price!”
English Idioms About “Parts of the body”
Idiom: On the face of it
Meaning: On the surface.
Example: On the face of it, she seems innocent. But when the police investigated her case, they discovered that she was guilty.
English Idioms About “War”
Idiom: Bring a knife to a gunfight
Meaning: (Also, take a knife to a gunfight) To enter into a confrontation or other challenging situation without being adequately equipped or prepared.
Example: We lost the deal against much equipped competitors because we brought a knife to a gunfight.
English Idioms About “Travel”
Idiom: Hit the road
Meaning: To begin traveling; to leave a place; to go away.
Example: 1. We’ve got a long way to go. Let’s hit the road to make it by sunset. 2. It’s time for me to hit the road; it is getting late.
English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: In the bag
Meaning: Certain or extremely likely to occur; assured about the success of somoething.
Example: Don’t worry about the final exam. It’s in the bag.
English Idioms About “Religion”
Idiom: Crux of the matter
Meaning: The phrase crux of the matter refers to the most important point of an issue. Another related idiom is heart of the matter Crux has a Latin origin referring to a real cross and its association with torment. In English the term means difficulty.
Example: I think his new revelations about the company is the crux of the matter.