English Idioms: Come under fire

English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Let the cat out of the bag
Meaning: To reveal a secret, usually accidentally.
Example: She wasn’t supposed to know about it. Someone must have let the cat out of the bag.

English Idioms About “Religion”
Idiom: Poverty is no sin
Meaning: The phrase poverty is no sin means that we shouldn’t condemn people for their poverty.
Example: It is a pity that the police are chasing those beggars. Poverty is no sin.

English Idioms About “Religion”
Idiom: Mecca for someone or something
Meaning: If a place is a Mecca for someone or something, it is a place that a lot of people visit because it is known for something that they want to see or do. Mecca is the religious city of Islam. It is a city where Muslims go for pilgrimage.
Example: Milan is a Mecca for fashion.

English Idioms About “Parts of the body”
Idiom: Pay lip service
Meaning: An insincere loyalty, respect, or support for something
Example: He says he supports the idea of voluntary work, but in fact he’s just paying lip service.

English Idioms About “Food”
Idiom: Sour as vinegar
Meaning: The phrase sour as vinegar very sour and disagreeable.
Example: 1. This cheese is sour as vinegar. 2. Mike is sour as vinegar this morning.

English Idioms About “Life”
Idiom: Run for one’s life
Meaning: To run for your life means to run away to save one’s life.
Example: A lion escaped from the zoo. Run for your life.