English Idioms: Bean counter
English Idioms About “Work”
Idiom: Bean counter
Meaning: An accountant.
Example: The company is hiring a new accountant.
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English Idioms: As gentle as a lamb
English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: As gentle as a lamb
Meaning: Said about kind , innocent, mild-mannered people.
Example: She is as gentle as a lamb. That’s why everybody likes her.English Idioms: Neither fish nor fowl
English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Neither fish nor fowl
Meaning: Said of something not easily categorized or not fitting neatly into any established group.
Example: I can’t see what you want to say. Your proposal is neither fish nor fowl.English Idioms: Get on in years
English Idioms About “Age”
Idiom: Get on in years
Meaning: Old; advanced in age.
Example: Although she’s getting on in years, she still looks young.English Idioms: Go to war (over someone or something)
English Idioms About “War”
Idiom: Go to war (over someone or something)
Meaning: To declare a war over someone or something.
Example: The US administration has gone to war over teenagers’ pregnancy for decades in vain.English Idioms: Set a thief to catch a thief
English Idioms About “Crime”
Idiom: Set a thief to catch a thief
Meaning: The best person to catch a thief is another thief, because he or she knows how thieves think.
Example: The government set a thief to catch a thief. They hired a hacker to entrap other hackers who tried to break into the Pentagon’s databases.English Idioms: All the more
English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: All the more
Meaning: Even more.
Example: Her family didn’t want her to get married to her new boyfriend, but that just made her all the more determined.