English Idioms About “Colors”
Idiom: Golden opportunity
Meaning: Ideal moment to do something.
Example: She missed a golden opportunity to prepare herself for a career as a doctor, when she didn’t continue her studies at university.
English Idioms About “Relationship”
Idiom: Bad blood
Meaning: Unpleasant feeling between different people.
Example: There is bad blood between Nancy and Leila. They are rarely in good terms with each other.
English Idioms About “Age”
Idiom: Put years on
Meaning: If something puts years on somebody, it makes them look or feel much older.
Example: Hi financial problems put years on him.
English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Have one’s wires crossed
Meaning: (Also get one’s wires crossed) to be confused.
Example: You’ve really got your wires crossed! You don’t know what you are talking about.
English Idioms About “Furniture”
Idiom: In one’s cups
Meaning: Drunk; in the act of consuming alcohol liberally.
Example: He couldn’t be understood because he was in his cups.
English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Curiosity killed the cat
Meaning: Curiosity killed the cat is a proverb used to warn someone not to be too curious about something and ask too many questions because this can get you into trouble.
Example: Alan: I wonder who killed that wealthy man? Bill: Curiosity killed the cat.
English Idioms About “Sport”
Idiom: Set the ball rolling
Meaning: (Also start or get the ball rolling) start something, especially a conversation or a social event.
Example: There was a quiet atmosphere in the party so I decided to set the ball rolling and got up to dance.