English Idioms About “Men and women”
Idiom: Make a man of someone
Meaning: (Also make a man out of someone) to make a young person become more experienced or act like an adult and take responsibility.
Example: A couple of years in a foreign country will make a man of him.
English Idioms About “War”
Idiom: Draw fire
Meaning: If you draw fire, you attract hostile criticism.
Example: His new book has drawn fire from many feminists.
English Idioms About “Furniture”
Idiom: Doormat
Meaning: The phrase To be a doormat or to be treated like a doormat describes a weak person who is abused by others and submits to domination.
Example: His colleagues treat him like a doormat.
English Idioms About “Love”
Idiom: Fall in love with someone
Meaning: To come to have feelings of love directed at another person or a thing
Example: They fell in love with each other from the moment they saw each other.
English Idioms About “Parts of the body”
Idiom: To cost an arm and a leg
Meaning: (Also cost a bomb,the earth,a packeta, a small fortune) extremely expensive.
Example: I’d love to buy a Rolls-Royce, but it costs an arm and a leg.
English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Have one’s wires crossed
Meaning: (Also get one’s wires crossed) to be confused.
Example: You’ve really got your wires crossed! You don’t know what you are talking about.
English Idioms About “Furniture”
Idiom: A watched pot never boils
Meaning: This expression is used to mean that things appear to go more slowly if one waits anxiously for it.
Example: There’s no point running downstairs for every mail delivery. A watched pot never boils.