English Idioms About “Time”
Idiom: Moment in the sun
Meaning: A brief instance in which an otherwise obscure, unremarkable, or humble person draws attention.
Example: That band got their moment in the sun during the 70s.
English Idioms About “Names”
Idiom: I can’t put a name to someone
Meaning: Said when you can’t remmeber someone’s name.
Example: She was my classmate. I remember her face but I can’t put a name to her.
English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Every dog has its day
Meaning: Everyone has a time of success and satisfaction.
Example: You may become successful in your business someday. Every dog has his day.
English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Big fish in a small pond
Meaning: One who has achieved a high rank or is highly esteemed, but only in a small, relatively unimportant, or little known location or organization.
Example: Dr. Jones could get a professorship at an Ivy League university, but he enjoys being a big fish in a small pond too much to ever leave Hannover College.
English Idioms About “Relationship”
Idiom: Love-hate relationship
Meaning: An interpersonal relationship involving simultaneous or alternating emotions of love and hate.
Example: He has a love-hate relationship with his mother.
English Idioms About “Travel”
Idiom: Hitch one’s wagon to a star
Meaning: Aspire to do something great or aim high, follow a great ambition.
Example: He urged his students to hitch their wagons to a star.
English Idioms About “Weather”
Idiom: Weather the storm
Meaning: To experience a very difficult situation and survive it.
Example: They lost everything they had, but somehow they weathered the storm.