English Idioms About “Crime”
Idiom: Poverty is not a crime (Also poverty is no sin)
Meaning: This expression is used to mean that it is not a crime to be poor and that we shouldn’t condemn people for their poverty.
Example: I don’t know why the police are chasing those poor people out of town. Poverty is not a crime.
English Idioms About “Religion”
Idiom: Eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
Meaning: The phrase eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth refers to a principle found in Babylonian Law, in the Code of Hammurabi, as well as in monotheist religions – Judaism, Christianity and Islam. According to this principle a person who has injured another person is penalized to a similar degree.
Example: If he killed the poor woman, he deserves to die. It’s as simple as that – an eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth.
English Idioms About “Furniture”
Idiom: Lift the curtain
Meaning: To lift the curtain on something means: 1. to start. 2. to make something known or public; disclose.
Example: 1. It’s time to raise the curtain, guys. Let’s start working. 2. The company decided to lift the curtain on their new product.
English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Dogs are barking
Meaning: If your dogs are barking, this means that your feet are hurting. Interesting fact: There is a brand of shoes called Hush Puppy. The connection between this brand and the expression “dogs are barking” is obvious: the shoes Hush Puppies are supposedly so comfortable and your feet won’t hurt when you wear them.
Example: My dogs are barking because I walked ten miles.
English Idioms About “Sport”
Idiom: Throw in the towel
Meaning: (Also throw in the sponge) to admit defeat.
Example: After a long fight agaisnt his enemies, he finally threw the towel.
English Idioms About “Clothes”
Idiom: Put yourself in someone’s shoes
Meaning: To see how it feels when you put yourself in smoeone’s place.
Example: What could I have done to solve the problem? Just put yourself in my shoes.
English Idioms About “Clothes”
Idiom: Tighten your belt
Meaning: The idiom tighten your belt means to try to spend less money or use less resources.
Example: Going on holiday abroad cost us a lot of money so we’re all going to have to tighten our belts.