English Idioms: Have a cow
English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Have a cow
Meaning: (Also have kittens) to be very worried, upset or angry about something
Example: My father had a cow when I stayed out late yesterday.
English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Have a cow
Meaning: (Also have kittens) to be very worried, upset or angry about something
Example: My father had a cow when I stayed out late yesterday.
English Idioms About “Parts of the body”
Idiom: Get in someone’s hair
Meaning: Annoy someone.
Example: I know that the children get in your hair, but you should try not to let it upset you so much.
English Idioms About “Time”
Idiom: Moment of truth
Meaning: A deciding instant; the time when a test determines or makes it apparent whether something will succeed.
Example: This is the moment of truth, answer the questions of the test.
English Idioms About “Food”
Idiom: Above the salt
Meaning: If someone is above the salt they are of high standing or honor. The origin of the phrase dates back to the medieval times. Then salt which was a valuable seasoning was placed in the middle of a dining table and the lord and his family were seated “above the salt” and other guests or servants below.
Example: In medieval times lords used to sit above the salt.
English Idioms About “Men and women”
Idiom: A woman of few words
Meaning: (Also a man of few words) a woman who doesn’t speak much. A woman of action
Example: She is a woman of few words, but she always gets things done.
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 “Work”
Idiom: Break your back
Meaning: If you break your back to do something, you work very hard to do it.
Example: I am not going to break my back to this job for such a low salary.