English Idioms: Nine times out of ten

English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Cash cow
Meaning: This idioms refers to someone or something that generates a steady return of profits; a moneymaker. The term cash cow is a metaphor for a “dairy cow” used on farms to produce milk, offering a steady stream of income with little maintenance.
Example: 1. The typewriters production which had been their cash cow for so many years witnessed a collapse of sales. 2. The young actress turned out to be the cash cow for most Hollywood studios.

English Idioms About “Music”
Idiom: Call the tune
Meaning: To be the one who controls a situation; to have the most power and authority in a situation
Example: In any deal you have with banks, it’s them who call the tune.

English Idioms About “Science”
Idiom: Well-oiled machine
Meaning: The phrase well-oiled machine refers to something that operates well.
Example: Their office ran like a well-oiled machine.

English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Dead loss
Meaning: Something described as a dead loss is absolutely unsuccessful or useless (a complete failure)
Example: When it comes to math, my sisiter is a dead loss.

English Idioms About “Furniture”
Idiom: In one’s cups
Meaning: Drunk; in the act of consuming alcohol liberally.
Example: He couldn’t be understood because he was in his cups.

English Idioms About “Colors”
Idiom: Scream blue murder
Meaning: (Also shout blue murder or scream bloody murder) to shout or complain loudly because you are annoyed about something.
Example: Because he didn’t get what he wanted, he screamed blue murder.