English Idioms About “Travel”
Idiom: Hitch one’s wagon to a star
Meaning: Aspire to do something great or aim high, follow a great ambition.
Example: He urged his students to hitch their wagons to a star.
English Idioms About “Science”
Idiom: Blow a fuse
Meaning: Become uncontrolably angry; lose your temper.
Example: Hey, don’t blow a fuse.
English Idioms About “Food”
Idiom: That’s the way the cookie crumbles
Meaning: (Also that’s the way the ball bounces) said to show that things don’t always turn out the way we hope.
Example: In spite of her kindness she is the least popular in her class. But, that’s the way the cookie crumbles.
English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Behind bars
Meaning: In jail or prison.
Example: That guy over there has been behind bars for five years.
English Idioms About “Nature”
Idiom: Calm before the storm
Meaning: The calm before the storm is an unussual or false quiet period before a period of upheaval.
Example: The negotiation between the two parties may be peaceful now. But don’t be misled! This is only the calm before the storm.
English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Get off the track
Meaning: To start talking about a different topic, instead of talking about the real one.
Example: Instead of discussing the real reasons for their conflicts, they are getting of the track.
English Idioms About “Names”
Idiom: Walter Mitty
Meaning: A person, generally quite ordinary with unexceptional qualities, who is prone to fantastic daydreaming of personal triumphs. This term comes from James Thurber’s short story, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1939), describing a meek, mild man with a vivid fantasy life. The character’s name has come into more general use to refer to an ineffectual dreamer.
Example: If you are a Walter Mitty with Everest dreams, you need to bear in mind that when things go wrong up there, you may lose your life.