English Idioms: Fact of life

English Idioms About “Clothes”
Idiom: Big girl’s blouse
Meaning: The phrase a big girl’s blouse is a British and Australian idiomatic expression which refers to an effeminate or weak man or boy.
Example: Don’t care about what he is saying! Let’s go! He’s just a big girl’s blouse.

English Idioms About “Money”
Idiom: Bet your bottom dollar
Meaning: This idiom is used to say that one can be sure about something.
Example: You can bet your bottom dollar. The whole thing will end tragically.

English Idioms About “Love”
Idiom: Misery loves company
Meaning: The phrase misery loves company means that if someone is miserable, they like others to be miserable too so that they can feel better about themselves.
Example: I see that you got into a lot of trouble, but since your colleague is in trouble too, that makes you feel better. Misery loves company, doesn’t it?

English Idioms About “Religion”
Idiom: Until hell freezes over
Meaning: If someone say that someone can do something until hell freezes over, they mean that one will never in their life get the results that they want.
Example: He can wait for my approval until hell freezes over – He won’t marry my daughter.

English Idioms About “Religion”
Idiom: As poor as a church mouse
Meaning: If someone is as poor as a church mouse they are extremely poor. An other similar phrase is hungry as a church mouse. The phrase is derived from the fact that church buildings don’t store or provide food and therefore mice in such buildings were utterly destitute.
Example: He is as poor as a church mouse; don’t ask him to donate anything.

English Idioms About “Love”
Idiom: Tough love
Meaning: A way of helping someone with compassionate use of stringent disciplinary measures. The aim is to attempt to improve their behavior.
Example: The only way help him get rid of his drug-addiction is to adhere to the principle of tough love.