English Idioms About “Law”
Idiom: Justice is blind
Meaning: This expression means that justice is impartial and objective. There is an allusion here to the Greek statue for justice, wearing a blindfold so as not to treat friends differently from strangers, or rich people better than the poor ones.
Example: No matter who you are, you must respect the law. Justice is blind!
English Idioms About “Age”
Idiom: Under age
Meaning: The phrase under age means to be too young to be eligible for something.
Example: This program is not for people under age.
English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Have other fish to fry
Meaning: (Also have bigger fish to fry; have more important fish to fry)to have other things to do; to have more important things to do.
Example: I can’t answer your question. I have other fish to fry.
English Idioms About “Numbers”
Idiom: A number cruncher
Meaning: a number cruncher refers to someone whose job is to work with numbers and mathematics. It may also refer to a computer that is able to solve complicated problems of mathematics.
Example: 1. He’s a number cruncher. He works for a big firm of accountants. 2. Number crunchers are used on election night to try and forecast the result.
English Idioms About “Love”
Idiom: Cupboard love
Meaning: The phrase cupboard love refers to affection that is given purely to gain something from someone. The phrase comes from the way in which a cat will give the person who feeds it superficial “love”.
Example: It was just cupboard love, and what she really wanted was the money she used to get from him.
English Idioms About “Parts of the body”
Idiom: Get something off your chest
Meaning: To reveal something that is worrying you or making you feel guilty in order to feel relieved.
Example: She felt relieved when she got it off her chest. She had felt guilty for years.
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.