English Idioms: Quick one
English Idioms About “Numbers”
Idiom: Quick one
Meaning: To have a drink before going somewhere.
Example: Let’s have a quick one before we go to work.
English Idioms About “Numbers”
Idiom: Quick one
Meaning: To have a drink before going somewhere.
Example: Let’s have a quick one before we go to work.
English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Look like mutton dressed as lamb
Meaning: Said about a woman who tries to look much younger.
Example: Her skirt is too short. She looks like mutton dressed as lamb.
English Idioms About “Nature”
Idiom: Be in deep water
Meaning: To be in serious trouble.
Example: The government is in deep water because of its plans for tax increases.
English Idioms About “Love”
Idiom: Love at first sight
Meaning: An instantaneous attraction
Example: It was love at first sight when we met.
English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: To pull the trigger
Meaning: 1. To fire a gun. 2. To commit to a course of action.
Example: Some traders are too afraid to pull the trigger and just watch the market without ever getting involved.
English Idioms About “Relationship”
Idiom: Good fences make good neighbors
Meaning: (Also good walls make good neighbors) this means that people should respect other people’s property and privacy and mind their own business.
Example: Our neighbor should prevent his children from messing up our lawn. Good fences make good neighbors.
English Idioms About “Death”
Idiom: Dead to the world
Meaning: Said about someone who is sound asleep or unconscious.
Example: He slept right through the night and was still dead to the world when I went out.