English Idioms: Expectant mother

English Idioms About “War”
Idiom: If you want peace, prepare for war
Meaning: The adage if you want peace, prepare for war means that if a country is well armed and is strong, its opponents will be less likely to attack it.
Example: The general said that believing in disarmament is not a good idea and added: “if you want peace, you must prepare for war.”

English Idioms About “War”
Idiom: Take a stab at
Meaning: The phrase to take a stab at means to attempt or try.
Example: I know the question is difficult to answer. Yet, I’d like to take a stab at answering it.

English Idioms About “Nature”
Idiom: Add fuel to the fire
Meaning: (Also add fuel to the flames) to make a problem worse; to say or do something that makes a bad situation worse.
Example: Don’t add fuel to the fire by laughing at him. He is furious about what you have already done

English Idioms About “Money”
Idiom: Pick up the tab
Meaning: The idiom to pick up the tab means to pay the bill.
Example: John picks up the tab whenever he has dinner with his friends.

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 “Money”
Idiom: Made of money
Meaning: Be rich.
Example: She can’t have another car.Her husband is not made of money!