English Idioms: Not be short of a bob or two
English Idioms About “Names”
Idiom: Not be short of a bob or two
Meaning: The phrase not be short of a bob or two means to have a lot of money.
Example: Her husband is not short of a bob or two.
English Idioms About “Names”
Idiom: Not be short of a bob or two
Meaning: The phrase not be short of a bob or two means to have a lot of money.
Example: Her husband is not short of a bob or two.
English Idioms About “Life”
Idiom: Low-life (Also lowlife)
Meaning: A low-life is a person who is considered morally unacceptable by their community such as thieves, drug dealers, drug users, alcoholics, thugs, prostitutes and pimps.
Example: I saw him with a bunch of lowlifes.
English Idioms About “Sport”
Idiom: Keep one’s eye on the ball
Meaning: To remain alert to the events occurring around oneself.
Example: To be successful in this business, you’ll have to keep your eye on the ball.
English Idioms About “Religion”
Idiom: Preach to the choir
Meaning: The phrase preach to the choir or preach to the converted means to try to convince people of something that they already believe.
Example: You are just preaching to the choir. It is pointless to convince us of the value of exercising. We all agree that exercising is good for our health.
English Idioms About “Sexuality”
Idiom: In the family way
Meaning: (Also in a family way) pregnant.
Example: I’ve heard that Leila is in the family way. Is that true?
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 “Men and women”
Idiom: To a man
Meaning: The idiom to a man means without exception.
Example: All the neighbors were present at the meeting and they all, to a man, agreed to help the poor family.