English Idioms About “Work”
Idiom: Dirty work
Meaning: (Also do the dirty work) unpleasant work or dishonest action.
Example: 1. I don’t know but I feel there is some dirty work going on in this company. 2. I always have to do the dirty work. I never have fun.
English Idioms About “Food”
Idiom: Eye candy
Meaning: A very attractive person or persons or any object or sight with considerable visual appeal.
Example: 1. I’m going to the beach to check out some eye candy.2. The computer graphics added lots of eye candy to that movie.
English Idioms About “Parts of the body”
Idiom: Make a clean breast of
Meaning: To tell the truth; to confess.
Example: After he had lied about the stolen money, he was urged to make a clean breast of it.
English Idioms About “Science”
Idiom: Bright as a button
Meaning: Intelligent.
Example: He has a daughter who is as bight as a button.
English Idioms About “Parts of the body”
Idiom: Over my dead body
Meaning: If you say something will happen over your dead body, you mean that you will not allow it to happen.
Example: He says he will become our boss. Over my dead body!
English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: In the zone
Meaning: Focused
Example: He’s doing a good job. He’s in the zone!
English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Dogs are barking
Meaning: If your dogs are barking, this means that your feet are hurting. Interesting fact: There is a brand of shoes called Hush Puppy. The connection between this brand and the expression “dogs are barking” is obvious: the shoes Hush Puppies are supposedly so comfortable and your feet won’t hurt when you wear them.
Example: My dogs are barking because I walked ten miles.