English Idioms About “Religion”
Idiom: Low man on the totem pole
Meaning: The least important man in a hierarchy or organization. (Opposite: high man on the totem pole)
Example: He’s not the man to talk to. He’s just the low man on the totem pole.
English Idioms About “Law”
Idiom: Necessity knows no law
Meaning: Necessity knows no law is a proverb. It means that being desperate and having no means may lead you to do illegal things.
Example: He was dealing in illegal drugs because he had to feed four kids. Necessity knows no law.
English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: In two shakes of a lamb’s tail
Meaning: In a very short time.
Example: He did the job in two shakes of a lamb’s tail.
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 “Nature”
Idiom: Sail close to the wind
Meaning: When you sail close to the wind you act just within the limits of what is legal or acceptable.
Example: His business is doing well although he sometimes sail close to the wind.
English Idioms About “Food”
Idiom: Sour as vinegar
Meaning: The phrase sour as vinegar very sour and disagreeable.
Example: 1. This cheese is sour as vinegar. 2. Mike is sour as vinegar this morning.
English Idioms About “Age”
Idiom: Feel your age
Meaning: The phrase feel your age means to realize that you are growing old.
Example: I really felt my age at work. All my colleagues looked very young.