English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Blow a kiss
Meaning: To kiss one’s hand, then blow on the hand in a direction towards the recipient.
Example: We haven’t yet kissed, but she blew me a kiss as the train pulled out of the station. That meant a lot to me
English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Be a barrel of laughs
Meaning: Be enjoyable or entertaining.
Example: This movie is a real barrel of laughs.
English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Nothing to sneeze at
Meaning: Not bad; decent; acceptable; worthwhile.
Example: Their music may not be worthy of radio time, but it’s nothing to sneeze at.
English Idioms About “Love”
Idiom: Match made in heaven
Meaning: The phrase a match made in heaven refers to two people, so well-suited to each other that their marriage is likely to be happy and successful. The phrase may also refer to a very successful combination of two people or things.
Example: As soon as they met, they liked each other and decided they should get married. They were really a match made in heaven.
English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Rain cats and dogs
Meaning: To rain heavily. It’s raining cats and dogs.
Example: How come that you are going out in that storm? It’s raining cats and dogs.
English Idioms About “Health”
Idiom: Poison pill
Meaning: The phrase poison pill refers to is a type of defensive tactic used by companies against a takeover.
Example: Many companies have used poison pill strategies against hostile takeovers.
English Idioms About “Furniture”
Idiom: Lift the curtain
Meaning: To lift the curtain on something means: 1. to start. 2. to make something known or public; disclose.
Example: 1. It’s time to raise the curtain, guys. Let’s start working. 2. The company decided to lift the curtain on their new product.