English Idioms: Pick up the tab
English Idioms About “Money”
Idiom: Pick up the tab
Meaning: The idiom to pick up the tab means to pay the bill.
Example: John picks up the tab whenever he has dinner with his friends.
English Idioms About “Money”
Idiom: Pick up the tab
Meaning: The idiom to pick up the tab means to pay the bill.
Example: John picks up the tab whenever he has dinner with his friends.
English Idioms About “Science”
Idiom: On the same wavelength
Meaning: Thinking in the same pattern or in agreement.
Example: They’ve done a good job because they were on the same wavelength.
English Idioms About “Parts of the body”
Idiom: Bring to knees
Meaning: To destroy or defeat someone or something.
Example: Sanctions were imposed in an attempt to bring the country to its knees.
English Idioms About “Furniture”
Idiom: Have a lot on one’s plate
Meaning: This idiom is used to mean that one is very busy and have commitments. Another variation of this idiom is have too much on one’s plate.
Example: Alice: Are you coming to the party tonight, Jane? Jane: No, I have a lot on my plate right now.
English Idioms About “Time”
Idiom: In the nick of time
Meaning: The word nick refers to a notch, cut, or indentation on an edge or a surface.
Example: I arrived at the train station in the nick of time and took the last train to the capital city.
English Idioms About “Law”
Idiom: Above the law
Meaning: Not subject to the law, exempt from the laws that apply to everyone else.
Example: Nobody is above the law.
English Idioms About “Money”
Idiom: Strapped for cash
Meaning: The idiom strapped for cash to be short of money.
Example: I’m strapped for cash, can you lend me ten dollars?