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 “Clothes”
Idiom: Boots on the ground
Meaning: The ground forces actually fighting in a war or conflict at the time of speaking, rather than troops not engaged or being transported to the fighting.
Example: The Pentagon may say we have enough, but that’s not what I’m hearing from the boots on the ground.
English Idioms About “Men and women”
Idiom: Man of straw
Meaning: A weak person.
Example: When his wife needed his support, he run away and left her facing all the problems all alone. That is why, she called him a man of straw after all.
English Idioms About “Age”
Idiom: Ripe old age
Meaning: Very old age.
Example: After living to a ripe old age, she died yesterday.
English Idioms About “Numbers”
Idiom: Give me five
Meaning: If you say give me five, you want someone to slap your open hand as a greeting or to show joy.
Example: “Give me five!” shouted Alan after he scored a goal.
English Idioms About “Names”
Idiom: Call someone names
Meaning: To call someone by unpleasant, abusive or insulting names.
Example: Because he called his teacher names, Bill was punished.
English Idioms About “War”
Idiom: Double-edged sword
Meaning: A benefit that carries some significant but non-obvious cost or risk.
Example: Being a genius child is a double-edged sword because you cannot communicate with ordinary children.