English Idioms About “Money”
Idiom: Cut your losses
Meaning: This idiom is used to mean that you should do something to avoid losing any more money.
Example: When he felt that his project was failing, he had to sell everything to cut his losses.
English Idioms About “Life”
Idiom: Shelf life
Meaning: The length of time something will last.
Example: This medicine has a short shelf life.
English Idioms About “Relationship”
Idiom: Expectant mother
Meaning: A pregnant woman.
Example: There are many good tips for expectant mothers in this little book.
English Idioms About “Nature”
Idiom: Vale of tears
Meaning: The world considered as sad and harsh.
Example: His grandfather left this vale of tears yesterday.
English Idioms About “Travel”
Idiom: Backseat driver
Meaning: 1. A passenger in a car who insists on giving the driver directions. 2. Anybody offering unsolicited or unwelcome advice.
Example: My brother is such a backseat driver. I hate traveling with him.
English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Chicken-hearted
Meaning: Not brave.
Example: They are just chicken-hearted boys. They can’t defend themselves from any attacks.
English Idioms About “Crime”
Idiom: The weed of crime bears bitter fruit
Meaning: The phrase the weed of crime bears bitter fruit means that nothing good comes from criminal schemes. The idiom comes from The Shadow radio drama broadcasted in the 1930s. The program is well-remembered for those episodes voiced by Orson Welles. The episodes start with: “Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of me. The Shadow knows”
Example: Don’t mislead yourself. You will pay for your crimes one day; the weed of crime bears bitter fruit.