English Idioms About “Parts of the body”
Idiom: Not have a leg to stand on
Meaning: Not have a sound justification, a firm foundation of facts to prove something.
Example: After the police caught him, he didn’t have a leg to stand on to prove his innocence.
English Idioms About “Food”
Idiom: Apple of somebody’s eye
Meaning: Said about someone whom you love the most and you are very proud of.
Example: His son is the apple of his eye.
English Idioms About “Travel”
Idiom: Hit the road
Meaning: To begin traveling; to leave a place; to go away.
Example: 1. We’ve got a long way to go. Let’s hit the road to make it by sunset. 2. It’s time for me to hit the road; it is getting late.
English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: In the bag
Meaning: Certain or extremely likely to occur; assured about the success of somoething.
Example: Don’t worry about the final exam. It’s in the bag.
English Idioms About “Music”
Idiom: Blow one’s own horn
Meaning: (Also toot one’s own horn) to brag; to talk boastfully.
Example: Nancy likes to blow her own horn.
English Idioms About “Music”
Idiom: Fine-tune
Meaning: To make small adjustments to something until optimization is achieved
Example: They need to fine-tune their plan before they start the project.
English Idioms About “Men and women”
Idiom: Scarlet woman
Meaning: The phrase a scarlet woman refers to a prostitute, an immoral woman, particularly one who commits adultery. 5:04:00 PM And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and filthiness of her fornication: 5:05:00 PM And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. [King James Version; the New International Version uses “prostitutes” instead of “harlots”].
Example: She was the scarlet woman of the town.