English Idioms About “Parts of the body”
Idiom: Rack one’s brain
Meaning: (Also rack one’s brains) to think very hard about something.
Example: I’ve racked my brain all day long, but I still can’t remember where I put the keys.
English Idioms About “Love”
Idiom: Match made in heaven
Meaning: The phrase a match made in heaven refers to two people, so well-suited to each other that their marriage is likely to be happy and successful. The phrase may also refer to a very successful combination of two people or things.
Example: As soon as they met, they liked each other and decided they should get married. They were really a match made in heaven.
English Idioms About “Relationship”
Idiom: Face (that) only a mother could love
Meaning: A very ugly face.
Example: Look at that poor girl. That’s a face that only a mother could love.
English Idioms About “Science”
Idiom: Pull the plug
Meaning: The phrase pull the plug means to put an end to an activity, preventing it from continuing.
Example: They are going to pull the plug on the new TV show because it didn’t get any sponsors.
English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Be like a fish out of water
Meaning: To feel uncomfortable in a situation
Example: After her divorce, she was like a fish out of water.
English Idioms About “Names”
Idiom: Not be short of a bob or two
Meaning: The phrase not be short of a bob or two means to have a lot of money.
Example: Her husband is not short of a bob or two.
English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Take the bull by the horns
Meaning: To deal with a matter in a direct manner, especially to confront a difficulty rather than avoid it.
Example: He was ready to take the bull by the horns and settle the problem he had with his partners.