English Idioms: In bad shape

English Idioms About “Parts of the body”
Idiom: Keep your head above water
Meaning: Be just able to make enough money to survive.
Example: After his financial problems,he can hardly keep his head above water.

English Idioms About “Religion”
Idiom: As poor as a church mouse
Meaning: If someone is as poor as a church mouse they are extremely poor. An other similar phrase is hungry as a church mouse. The phrase is derived from the fact that church buildings don’t store or provide food and therefore mice in such buildings were utterly destitute.
Example: He is as poor as a church mouse; don’t ask him to donate anything.

English Idioms About “War”
Idiom: An act of war
Meaning: An act which is considered violent enough to cause war.
Example: Bombing the United States naval base at pearl harbor was considered an act of war.

English Idioms About “Nature”
Idiom: Draw the shortest straw
Meaning: To be selected to do an undesirable task (by drawing the shortest straw or otherwise).
Example: I drew the short straw and got stuck doing the whole project alone.

English Idioms About “Science”
Idiom: On the same wavelength
Meaning: Thinking in the same pattern or in agreement.
Example: They’ve done a good job because they were on the same wavelength.

English Idioms About “Work”
Idiom: Back to the salt mines
Meaning: If you go back to the salt mines, it means you have to return back to the workplace.
Example: The vacation is over. Back to the salt mines!