English Idioms: Button (up) one’s lip

English Idioms About “Law”
Idiom: Case-by-case
Meaning: Separate and distinct from others of the same kind.
Example: All applications are scrutinized on a case-by-case basis.

English Idioms About “Furniture”
Idiom: A watched pot never boils
Meaning: This expression is used to mean that things appear to go more slowly if one waits anxiously for it.
Example: There’s no point running downstairs for every mail delivery. A watched pot never boils.

English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Do the trick
Meaning: Said about something that works.
Example: Some lemon juice should do the trick to make this sauce more delicious.

English Idioms About “Religion”
Idiom: Cold day in hell
Meaning: This idiom is used to mean that something will never happen.
Example: It’ll be a cold day in hell before I accept his apologies.

English Idioms About “War”
Idiom: Call the shots
Meaning: If you call the shots you are in charge. You decide on the course of action and take the initiative.
Example: This is my wedding party; I will call the shots.

English Idioms About “Clothes”
Idiom: The men in grey suits
Meaning: The phrase the men in grey suits refers to the powerful and influential men in business or politics. A variation of this idiom is: the men in suits
Example: The men in grey suits will decide the future of this nation.