English Idioms: Butter up

English Idioms About “Religion”
Idiom: Go to hell in a handbasket
Meaning: Go to a bad state of affairs quickly.
Example: He said that all their plans for the project went to hell in a handbasket because of the recession.

English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Mister Right
Meaning: A perfect, ideal or suitable mate or husband.
Example: She waited for years and years, hoping someday to find Mister Right.

English Idioms About “Sport”
Idiom: A whole new ball game
Meaning: A completely different situation.
Example: He has written so many short stories but writing a novel is a whole new ball game.

English Idioms About “Nature”
Idiom: Sell ice to Eskimos
Meaning: To persuade people to go against their best interests or to accept something unnecessary or preposterous.
Example: He’s such a smooth talker, he could sell ice to Eskimos.

English Idioms About “Parts of the body”
Idiom: Learn by heart
Meaning: (Also learn by heart) to memorize something.
Example: She learned the poem by heart.

English Idioms About “Parts of the body”
Idiom: Get something off your chest
Meaning: To reveal something that is worrying you or making you feel guilty in order to feel relieved.
Example: She felt relieved when she got it off her chest. She had felt guilty for years.