English Idioms: Beat the clock

English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Easy come, easy go
Meaning: Said about something which is easily won or obtained and then soon spent or lost.
Example: He lost a large amount of money in poker. But that’s gambling; easy come, easy go.

English Idioms About “Food”
Idiom: Variety is the spice of life
Meaning: Frequent changes in one’s life makes life interesting.
Example: They frequently change the furniture of the house because they think that variety is the spice of life.

English Idioms About “Sexuality”
Idiom: Play away from home
Meaning: To be unfaithful; to have sex with someone who is not your usual partner.
Example: She stuck on her decision to divorce because she discoverd her husband playing away from home.

English Idioms About “Numbers”
Idiom: Quick one
Meaning: To have a drink before going somewhere.
Example: Let’s have a quick one before we go to work.

English Idioms About “Clothes”
Idiom: Be in somebody’s shoes
Meaning: To be in the situation that another person is in.
Example: I wouldn’t like to be in Nancy’s shoes. She’ll have a lot of problems with her boss.

English Idioms About “Parts of the body”
Idiom: Dip your toe in the water
Meaning: (Also dip a toe in the water) said when you start something carefully because you are not sure whether it will work or not.
Example: I am doing some volunteer work at the new school to try and dip my toe in the water of working in the education field