English Idioms About “Nature”
Idiom: Calm before the storm
Meaning: The calm before the storm is an unussual or false quiet period before a period of upheaval.
Example: The negotiation between the two parties may be peaceful now. But don’t be misled! This is only the calm before the storm.
English Idioms About “Names”
Idiom: John Hancock
Meaning: A person’s signature.
Example: Put your John Hancock at the bottom of the page.
English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: All the more
Meaning: Even more.
Example: Her family didn’t want her to get married to her new boyfriend, but that just made her all the more determined.
English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Take a dim view of
Meaning: To disapprove of something.
Example: My grandfather takes a dim view of the new law.
English Idioms About “Names”
Idiom: Walter Mitty
Meaning: A person, generally quite ordinary with unexceptional qualities, who is prone to fantastic daydreaming of personal triumphs. This term comes from James Thurber’s short story, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1939), describing a meek, mild man with a vivid fantasy life. The character’s name has come into more general use to refer to an ineffectual dreamer.
Example: If you are a Walter Mitty with Everest dreams, you need to bear in mind that when things go wrong up there, you may lose your life.
English Idioms About “Time”
Idiom: Moment in the sun
Meaning: A brief instance in which an otherwise obscure, unremarkable, or humble person draws attention.
Example: That band got their moment in the sun during the 70s.
English Idioms About “Men and women”
Idiom: A man of action
Meaning: A man who is inclined to act first rather than think about things and discuss them.
Example: Bill is really a man of action. Since he arrived at the top of the association, he has done so many things.