English Idioms: Be on the ball

English Idioms About “Numbers”
Idiom: Pull the other one
Meaning: Used to tell someone that you don’t believe what they have just said.
Example: Sue, writing poems? Pull the other one – she can’t even write a correct sentence!

English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Behind bars
Meaning: In jail or prison.
Example: That guy over there has been behind bars for five years.

English Idioms About “Names”
Idiom: Nervous Nellie
Meaning: A nervous Nellie refers to someone whose personality and usual behavior are characterized by worry, insecurity, and timidity.
Example: He is a nervous Nellie; He can’t make a decision without the approval of wife.

English Idioms About “Nature”
Idiom: Be in hot water
Meaning: To be in a difficult situation
Example: He was in hot water because of his speech about racism.

English Idioms About “War”
Idiom: Lock and load
Meaning: The phrase lock and load means to prepare for an imminent event. This idioms comes from military jargon referring to the preparation of a weapon for battle. The phrase was used in 1949 by John Wayne in the movie Sands of Iwo Jima.
Example: It’s time to lock and load.

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