English Idioms About “Money”
Idiom: Have money to burn
Meaning: To be very rich and spend a lot of money on unnecessary things.
Example: He seems to have money to burn. He always buys his girlfriend extravagant things
English Idioms About “Law”
Idiom: Unwritten law
Meaning: The phrase unwritten law refers to an accepted rule in spite of its informality.
Example: It’s an unwritten law to take your hat off during the national anthem.
English Idioms About “Money”
Idiom: Money talks
Meaning: Money talks suggest that with money people can get whatever they want.
Example: She got what she wanted. Well you know money talks!
English Idioms About “Time”
Idiom: Watch the clock
Meaning: To keep noticing the clock because you are eager to stop what you are doing.
Example: If you are someone who watches the clock, then this job is not for you.
English Idioms About “Men and women”
Idiom: Jangle someones’s nerves
Meaning: To annoy someone or or make them nervous.
Example: The noise of the kids jangled my nerves.
English Idioms About “Music”
Idiom: It takes two to tango
Meaning: the expression it takes two to tango means that for something to work properly the cooperation of both parties is needed. Tango is a dance originating in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The phrase originated in a song, Takes Two to Tango, which was written and composed in 1952 by Al Hoffman and Dick Manning.
Example: For the success of the negotiations, both companies should make some concessions; it takes two to tango, you know.
English Idioms About “Furniture”
Idiom: Darken someone’s door
Meaning: To darken someone’s door means to be an unwelcome visitor.
Example: Never darken my door again!