English Idioms: Facts of life

English Idioms About “Men and women”
Idiom: Man of straw
Meaning: A weak person.
Example: When his wife needed his support, he run away and left her facing all the problems all alone. That is why, she called him a man of straw after all.

English Idioms About “Sport”
Idiom: A whole new ball game
Meaning: A completely different situation.
Example: He has written so many short stories but writing a novel is a whole new ball game.

English Idioms About “Furniture”
Idiom: Sweep something under the carpet
Meaning: (Also sweep something under the rug.) to hide or ignore something.
Example: You’ve made a terrible mistake. Don’t try to sweep it under the carpet!

English Idioms About “Love”
Idiom: Love is blind
Meaning: The idiom love is blind means that a person who is in love can see no faults or imperfections in the person who is loved.
Example: A: I can’t see why Leila likes Tim. He isn’t even good-looking. B: Love is blind.

English Idioms About “Sport”
Idiom: Play ball
Meaning: To cooperate and agree to work with others.
Example: The manager asked him to play ball if he wants things to go well.

English Idioms About “Home”
Idiom: Hit the ceiling
Meaning: To become very angry and start shouting.
Example: He hit the ceiling when he knew the truth.