English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Like water off a duck’s back
Meaning: Without any effect.
Example: He has always been criticized for many things, but he didn’t care. It would be like water off a duck’s back.
English Idioms About “Sport”
Idiom: Throw in the towel
Meaning: (Also throw in the sponge) to admit defeat.
Example: After a long fight agaisnt his enemies, he finally threw the towel.
English Idioms About “Health”
Idiom: A clean bill of health
Meaning: Said when you examine someone or something and state that they are healthy, in good condition, or legal.
Example: 1. The president was given a clean bill of health by his doctors. 2. The company received a clean bill of health because it fulfilled all the safety requirements.
English Idioms About “Nature”
Idiom: Beat around the bush
Meaning: To treat a topic, without mentioning its main points, often intentionally, because the topic is difficult or unpleasant.
Example: Stop beating around the bush and tell me what the the problem is!
English Idioms About “Numbers”
Idiom: Feel like a million
Meaning: (Also feel like a million bucks, feel like a million dollars) To feel like a million means to feel well and healthy, both physically and mentally.
Example: It is a wonderful day! I feel like a million dollars.
English Idioms About “Time”
Idiom: Zero hour
Meaning: The time when something is planned to begin (military)
Example: “This is the zero hour for the attack,” said the sergeant.
English Idioms About “Relationship”
Idiom: Experience is the mother of wisdom
Meaning: This idiom is used to mean that people learn from what happens to them.
Example: You will never understand the love parents have for their children until you get your own children. Experience is really the mother of wisdom.