English Idioms: On the run
English Idioms About “Crime”
Idiom: On the run
Meaning: Fleeing or running from the police.
Example: The murderer is still on the run.
English Idioms About “Crime”
Idiom: On the run
Meaning: Fleeing or running from the police.
Example: The murderer is still on the run.
English Idioms About “Names”
Idiom: Bob’s your uncle
Meaning: Said to mean “No problem”, “the solution is simple”, “there you have it” (appended to the end of a description of how to achieve something).
Example: You want to go to the stadium? Go straight on until you reach the park, take the first left and Bob’s your uncle!
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 “Relationship”
Idiom: He that would the daughter win, must with the mother first begin
Meaning: This is a proverb which means that if you intend to marry a woman, first try to win her mother on your side.
Example: Listen Joe, if you want to marry Nancy, try to impress her mother first and be sure that she is on your side. He that would the daughter win, must with the mother first begin.
English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Put the cat among the pigeons
Meaning: To create a disturbance and cause trouble.
Example: The principal put the cat among the pigeons when he informed the students that the excursion was cancelled.
English Idioms About “Colors”
Idiom: Red flag
Meaning: A sign or signal that something is wrong cue, it is a warning, or alert.
Example: She considered that playing with her feelings was a red flag. She wouldn’t tolerate anyone to do so.
English Idioms About “Travel”
Idiom: Put the cart before the horse
Meaning: To put things in the wrong order
Example: To attempt to remove the armaments before removing these substantive conflicts of interest is to put the cart before the horse.