English Idioms: Meat and two veg

English Idioms About “Names”
Idiom: Nervous Nellie
Meaning: A nervous Nellie refers to someone whose personality and usual behavior are characterized by worry, insecurity, and timidity.
Example: He is a nervous Nellie; He can’t make a decision without the approval of wife.

English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Behind bars
Meaning: In jail or prison.
Example: That guy over there has been behind bars for five years.

English Idioms About “Clothes”
Idiom: Put yourself in someone’s shoes
Meaning: To see how it feels when you put yourself in smoeone’s place.
Example: What could I have done to solve the problem? Just put yourself in my shoes.

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 “Animals”
Idiom: Grin like a Cheshire cat
Meaning: (Also smile like Cheshire cat.) To smile very broadly. This is an allusion to a fictional cat popularised by Lewis Carroll’s depiction of it in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and known for its distinctive mischievous grin.
Example: He knew that she was fearing a scandal. He stood in front of her, grinning like a Cheshire cat, waiting for more money in return for his silence.

English Idioms About “Law”
Idiom: Signed, sealed and delivered
Meaning: (Also sealed and delivered) This expression refers to a document or an agreement which has been officially signed and completed satisfactorily.
Example: John: “Hey, have you finalized the purchase of the estate yet?” Leila: “Yes, I got all the documents… signed, sealed, and delivered!”