English Idioms: Cut a rug

English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Keep the wolf from the door
Meaning: To have enough money to be able to ward off poverty or hunger.
Example: They were really very poor, but they had enough to keep the wolf from the door.

English Idioms About “Food”
Idiom: Like chalk and cheese
Meaning: (Also as chalk and cheese) When things or people are like chalk and cheese, they are different although they are superficially alike.
Example: His two sons are like chalk and cheese.

English Idioms About “Food”
Idiom: Traffic jam
Meaning: A lot of vehicles causing slow traffic.
Example: We got stuck in a traffic jam for more than an hour.

English Idioms About “War”
Idiom: Bring a knife to a gunfight
Meaning: (Also, take a knife to a gunfight) To enter into a confrontation or other challenging situation without being adequately equipped or prepared.
Example: We lost the deal against much equipped competitors because we brought a knife to a gunfight.

English Idioms About “Money”
Idiom: Licence to print money
Meaning: If a company or activity is a licence to print money, it generates a lot of money without much effort.
Example: Advertizing companies are just a licence to print money.

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.