English Idioms: For the life of me
English Idioms About “Life”
Idiom: For the life of me
Meaning: This idiom is used colloquially to mean “if one’s (own) life depended on it.” It
Example: I couldn’t for the life of me remember where I met her.
English Idioms About “Life”
Idiom: For the life of me
Meaning: This idiom is used colloquially to mean “if one’s (own) life depended on it.” It
Example: I couldn’t for the life of me remember where I met her.
English Idioms About “Food”
Idiom: Walk on eggshells
Meaning: To be overly careful in dealing with a person or situation; to be careful and sensitive, in handling very sensitive matters.
Example: He was walking on eggshells when he was talking to him about his wife.
English Idioms About “Relationship”
Idiom: Good fences make good neighbors
Meaning: (Also good walls make good neighbors) this means that people should respect other people’s property and privacy and mind their own business.
Example: Our neighbor should prevent his children from messing up our lawn. Good fences make good neighbors.
English Idioms About “Colors”
Idiom: Be in black and white
Meaning: (Also be down in black and white) to be written down.
Example: My conditions to accept the job were in black and white in the contract.
English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Let sleeping dogs lie
Meaning: To leave things as they are to avoid trouble.
Example: It would be best to let sleeping dogs lie and not discuss the problem any further.
English Idioms About “Names”
Idiom: Benjamin of the family
Meaning: This regers to the youngest child of the family.
Example: Bill is the benjamin of the family.
English Idioms About “Money”
Idiom: Drop a dime
Meaning: To drop a dime means to make a phone call, usually calling the police to inform on or betray someone.
Example: He went out to drop a dime on John.