English Idioms About “Colors”
Idiom: Born to the purple
Meaning: If someone is born to the purple or in the purple, they are born into a reigning family or privileged class.
Example: She was the only child born to the purple.
English Idioms About “Nature”
Idiom: Drop in the bucket
Meaning: Something so strong that it doesn’t count or doesn’t have any importance or significance.
Example: His contribution was just a drop in the bucket compared to the rest of the team.
English Idioms About “Love”
Idiom: Puppy love
Meaning: A childish or youthful infatuation with another person.
Example: As they were still very young nobody took their puppy love seriously.
English Idioms About “Money”
Idiom: All that glitters is not gold
Meaning: Appearance is sometimes misleading. Things that appear valuable or worthwhile might not be as good as they look.
Example: The house looks beautiful from the outside but the inside part of the house looks terrible; all that glitters is not gold.
English Idioms About “Work”
Idiom: Gum up the works
Meaning: The phrase gum up the works means to prevent a process, a system or a machine from working smoothly.
Example: He is not careful enough and always gums up the works.
English Idioms About “Sport”
Idiom: A lost ball in the weeds
Meaning: The phrase a lost ball in the weeds refers to a person who is completely lost or confused and does not know what they are doing, how to do it or possibly even where they are.
Example: I got confused as to what I should do. I was a lost ball in the weeds.
English Idioms About “Love”
Idiom: Love nest
Meaning: A place where a couple can enjoy each other’s company.
Example: They rent an apartment which has become their love nest.