English Idioms: Cold piece of work

English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Rabbit hole
Meaning: (From Alice in Wonderland) A way into a bizarre world.
Example: School’s starting up again, time to “Go Down the Rabbit Hole” once more.

English Idioms About “Time”
Idiom: Clock out
Meaning: (Also clock off) To register one’s departure from work.
Example: They clocked out early in order to be on time for the concert.

English Idioms About “Travel”
Idiom: Miss the boat
Meaning: To fail to take advantage of an opportunity.
Example: The price discount ended yesterday and I just missed the boat on a great deal.

English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Case in point
Meaning: An example that illustrates a point
Example: Plaing with these toys can be dangerous. For a case in point, look at what happened to our neighbor’s child.

English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Be a barrel of laughs
Meaning: Be enjoyable or entertaining.
Example: This movie is a real barrel of laughs.

English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Drop the subject
Meaning: To stop discussing a subject.
Example: Please drop the subject. I don’t want to discuss it further.