English Idioms: Dog’s life
English Idioms About “Life”
Idiom: Dog’s life
Meaning: A miserable, unhappy existence.
Example: I have to work everyday from dawn to sunset and come back home to take care of the children. It’s really a dog’s life.
English Idioms About “Life”
Idiom: Dog’s life
Meaning: A miserable, unhappy existence.
Example: I have to work everyday from dawn to sunset and come back home to take care of the children. It’s really a dog’s life.
English Idioms About “Death”
Idiom: Dice with death
Meaning: To do something which is very risky, or dangerous, and could even cause one’s death.
Example: Someone who drinks and drives is someone who dices with death.
English Idioms About “Crime”
Idiom: On the take
Meaning: This idiom is used to describe a person who is in a position of authority and takes or seeks to take bribes or illegal income.
Example: This is a country where many officials are on the take.
English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: A little bird told me
Meaning: Said when you don’t want reveal the source of your information.
Example: “How did you know the news?”
English Idioms About “Sport”
Idiom: Beat someone at their own game
Meaning: The phrase beat someone at his or her own game means to outdo someone using their own methods, tactics or specialty.
Example: I think we are able to beat our competitors at their own game.
English Idioms About “Love”
Idiom: Love me, love my dog
Meaning: The phrase love me, love my dog. means that if you love someone, you must be willing to accept everything about them.
Example: Alan decided to get married to Lisa although her brother was a drug dealer. When they started their relationship, she often insisted: “love me, love my dog.”
English Idioms About “Colors”
Idiom: Black-and-white
Meaning: Said when you have a simplistic opinion about situations while they are in fact more complicated.
Example: I think terrorism isn’t a black-and-white issue.