English Idioms: Picture of (good) health
English Idioms About “Health”
Idiom: Picture of (good) health
Meaning: In a very healthy condition.
Example: The doctor told him that he is a picture of good health.
English Idioms About “Health”
Idiom: Picture of (good) health
Meaning: In a very healthy condition.
Example: The doctor told him that he is a picture of good health.
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 “Animals”
Idiom: Call off the dogs
Meaning: Said when you want someone to stop criticizing you.
Example: Please, call off the dogs. I apologize for what I have done.
English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Back the wrong horse
Meaning: To support someone or something that later cannot be successful.
Example: Don’t back the wrong horse! You know he cannot win the elections.
English Idioms About “Sport”
Idiom: That beats everything
Meaning: (Or that beats all) expressions of surprise.
Example: You mean he came very late again last night? Well, that beats everything!
English Idioms About “Science”
Idiom: Dad fetch my buttons
Meaning: Said to express a surprise.
Example: Dad fetch my buttons! He won a lot of money in the lotery.
English Idioms About “Names”
Idiom: Patience of Job
Meaning: To have the patience of Job means to have a great amount of patience. The idiom has a religious origin. Job was considered a prophet in the Abrahamic Religions: Islam, Christianity and Judaism. He suffered from horrendous disasters that took away all that he held dear, including his offspring, his health, and his property.
Example: In spite of their extreme poverty, they managed to raise ten children. They really have the patience of Job.