English Idioms: Big Apple

English Idioms About “Work”
Idiom: Break your back
Meaning: If you break your back to do something, you work very hard to do it.
Example: I am not going to break my back to this job for such a low salary.

English Idioms About “Parts of the body”
Idiom: Hit the nail on the head
Meaning: Said to describe exactly a situation or a problem.
Example: I think you hit the nail on the head when you said that the Smiths lack a sense of cooperation in their family.

English Idioms About “Furniture”
Idiom: In one’s cups
Meaning: Drunk; in the act of consuming alcohol liberally.
Example: He couldn’t be understood because he was in his cups.

English Idioms About “Parts of the body”
Idiom: In the blink of an eye
Meaning: Very quickly.
Example: He disappeared in the blink of an eye.

English Idioms About “Work”
Idiom: Burn candles at both ends
Meaning: If you burn candles at both ends, you work very hard, day and night.
Example: She has been burning candles at both ends to finish a book about the history of the United States of America.

English Idioms About “Work”
Idiom: Dirty work
Meaning: (Also do the dirty work) unpleasant work or dishonest action.
Example: 1. I don’t know but I feel there is some dirty work going on in this company. 2. I always have to do the dirty work. I never have fun.