English Idioms About “Life”
Idiom: Get a life
Meaning: This is an idiom that indicates that someone’s life is boring and pointless and that they should make their life more interesting.
Example: Stop complaining! Get a life.
English Idioms About “Names”
Idiom: In name only
Meaning: (Also, only in name) The phrase in name only means nominally, not essentially.
Example: They were married only in name; the fact is that they lived in different countries.
English Idioms About “Science”
Idiom: Run out of steam
Meaning: If you run out of steam, you lose the energy, enthusiasm or interest to continue doing something.
Example: After having worked for twenty years as a the manager of the company, he seems to run out of steam.
English Idioms About “Time”
Idiom: Race against time
Meaning: To race against time means to hurry to do something before a deadline.
Example: They had only two days to finish the job, so they had to race against time.
English Idioms About “Love”
Idiom: Love nest
Meaning: A place where a couple can enjoy each other’s company.
Example: They rent an apartment which has become their love nest.
English Idioms About “Relationship”
Idiom: Experience is the mother of wisdom
Meaning: This idiom is used to mean that people learn from what happens to them.
Example: You will never understand the love parents have for their children until you get your own children. Experience is really the mother of wisdom.
English Idioms About “Science”
Idiom: Spuntnick moment
Meaning: The phrase Sputnik moment refers to a moment of challenge when a society or person realizes they must work harder to surpass their competitors. The phrase was popularized by Barack Obama in his State of the Union address in 2011. The origin of the idiom comes from the Soviet Union’s 1957 launch of the first Earth-orbiting satellite Sputnik 1, which was a great achievement at that moment, while the US were lagging behind in space technology. This caused the space race to start between the two countries. The US ultimately won the race in 1969 with the first human landing on the Moon.
Example: This generation’s “Sputnik moment” has arrived, President Barack Obama declared in his State of the Union address, referring to the United States’ need to invest in research and development to revive the economy and ensure future stability.