English Idioms: Get into deep water

English Idioms About “Parts of the body”
Idiom: Wait on someone hand and foot
Meaning: To serve someone well, satisfying all personal needs.
Example: She can’t take care of herself. She always needs someone to wait on her hand and foot.

English Idioms About “Work”
Idiom: Shoot the works
Meaning: To spend all the money you have or to try as much as you can to do something.
Example: We shot the works on our son’s education.

English Idioms About “Work”
Idiom: Work your fingers to the bone
Meaning: To work extremely hard.
Example: He works his fingers to the bone to help his five children grow up in a healthy environment.

English Idioms About “Clothes”
Idiom: Light skirt
Meaning: The phrase light skirt refers to a loose woman, a prostitute.
Example: Don’t call her a light skirt. She is a respectable woman.

English Idioms About “Sport”
Idiom: The ball is in someone’s court
Meaning: When the ball is in someone’s court they have to take action.
Example: The ball is in your court now. You should decide what you want to do.

English Idioms About “Sport”
Idiom: Come from behind
Meaning: To win after being in a losing position in a game.
Example: The young boxer came from behind to beat the world champion.