English Idioms: Jump the lights
English Idioms About “Travel”
Idiom: Jump the lights
Meaning: To pass a set of traffic lights when they are not showing green.
Example: It’s dangerous to jump the lights. You may have a terrible accident.
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English Idioms: Rack one’s brain
English Idioms About “Parts of the body”
Idiom: Rack one’s brain
Meaning: (Also rack one’s brains) to think very hard about something.
Example: I’ve racked my brain all day long, but I still can’t remember where I put the keys.English Idioms: Double-edged sword
English Idioms About “War”
Idiom: Double-edged sword
Meaning: A benefit that carries some significant but non-obvious cost or risk.
Example: Being a genius child is a double-edged sword because you cannot communicate with ordinary children.English Idioms: Face the music
English Idioms About “Parts of the body”
Idiom: Face the music
Meaning: Said when someone accepts to confront the unpleasant consequences of one’s actions.
Example: After failing to manage the crisis, the manager had to face the music.English Idioms: Big fish in a small pond
English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Big fish in a small pond
Meaning: One who has achieved a high rank or is highly esteemed, but only in a small, relatively unimportant, or little known location or organization.
Example: Dr. Jones could get a professorship at an Ivy League university, but he enjoys being a big fish in a small pond too much to ever leave Hannover College.English Idioms: Stop the music
English Idioms About “Music”
Idiom: Stop the music
Meaning: Stop everything.
Example: A: (Entering a room full of people doing various things) Stop the music! B: What? A: I have an important announcement!English Idioms: Take it or leave it
English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Take it or leave it
Meaning: Said about an offer when you either accept it or reject it completely.
Example: This is my offer; take it or leave it.