English Idioms: Lock horns
English Idioms About “Music”
Idiom: Lock horns
Meaning: To come into conflict.
Example: I don’t want to lock horns with you. Let’s settle this peacefully.
English Idioms About “Music”
Idiom: Lock horns
Meaning: To come into conflict.
Example: I don’t want to lock horns with you. Let’s settle this peacefully.
English Idioms About “Travel”
Idiom: Trip the light fantastic
Meaning: To dance.
Example: We were tripping the light fantastic all night.
English Idioms About “Religion”
Idiom: Speak of the devil
Meaning: The phrase speak of the devil is the short form of the idiom speak of the devil and he shall appear. It is used about someone who appears unexpectedly while being talked about.
Example: Speak of the Devil! look who’s coming.
English Idioms About “Age”
Idiom: Golden age
Meaning: Period of prosperity.
Example: The golden age of Hollywood.
English Idioms About “Sport”
Idiom: Beat a retreat
Meaning: To leave hastily in the face of opposition.
Example: When they saw the police coming, they beat a retreat.
English Idioms About “Law”
Idiom: Law unto oneself
Meaning: This idiomatic expression describes a person who behaves in an independent way, ignoring rules and what is generally accepted as correct.
Example: Leila is a law unto herself; she doesn’t want to abide by the rules.
English Idioms About “Sport”
Idiom: The ball is in someone’s court
Meaning: When the ball is in someone’s court they have to take action.
Example: The ball is in your court now. You should decide what you want to do.