English Idioms: Coining it

English Idioms About “Money”
Idiom: Strapped for cash
Meaning: The idiom strapped for cash to be short of money.
Example: I’m strapped for cash, can you lend me ten dollars?

English Idioms About “Parts of the body”
Idiom: Have a leg up on somebody
Meaning: To have an advantage over someone.
Example: She probably has a leg up on the other students because she is more studious.

English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Make a pig of oneself
Meaning: Said about someone who eats too much or too fast.
Example: He made a pig of himself at lunch.

English Idioms About “Food”
Idiom: Bear fruit
Meaning: The phrase bear fruit means to yield successful results.
Example: He thinks his new plan will undoubtedly bear fruit.

English Idioms About “War”
Idiom: To the hilt
Meaning: Completely, fully, to one’s limit
Example: John has borrowed money from the bank to the hilt.

English Idioms About “Numbers”
Idiom: Talk nineteen to the dozen
Meaning: To speak very quickly.
Example: I couldn’t understand what he was saying because he was talking nineteen to the dozen.