English Idioms About “Home”
Idiom: Home away from home
Meaning: (Also home from home) a place where you are at ease as if you were at home.
Example: When I used to visit her, it was really a real home away from home.
English Idioms About “Law”
Idiom: Above suspicion
Meaning: This phrase is used to describe a person who is honest enough that no one would suspect. The origin of the phrase is attributed to Julius Caesar, who divorced his wife Pompeia, on the grounds of her possible involvement in a public scandal, saying that “my wife ought not even to be under suspicion.” This gave rise to a proverb, sometimes expressed: “Caesar’s wife must be above suspicion.”
Example: That guy is a peaceful man; he is above suspicion.
English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: In the wake of
Meaning: Following, as a result of.
Example: Dominique Strauss-Kahn resigns his position as head of the International Monetary Fund in the wake of sexual assault charges.
English Idioms About “Life”
Idiom: Give the kiss of life
Meaning: To give the kiss of life means to help a person who has stopped breathing by giving them artificial respiration, that is to say, by blowing into their mouth and pressing their chest.
Example: He saved a victim of an accident by giving him the kiss of life.
English Idioms About “Sexuality”
Idiom: The battle of the sexes
Meaning: The phrase the battle of the sexes refers to the conflicts and disagreements between men and women.
Example: Gender equality is meant to end the battle of the sexes.
English Idioms About “Colors”
Idiom: Fair-haired boy
Meaning: (Also blue-eyed boy) a person highly regarded and by someone or a group and treated with special favor
Example: Before he was fired out, he had been the fair-haired boy of the boss.
English Idioms About “Parts of the body”
Idiom: Save face
Meaning: To take an action or make a gesture intended to preserve one’s reputation or honor.
Example: They tried to win their last match in the championship just to save face.