English Idioms: Right down to
English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Right down to
Meaning: Considering even minor things or people.
Example: We are all concerned with obeying the law, from the minister down to the common man.
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English Idioms: A little bird told me
English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: A little bird told me
Meaning: Said when you don’t want reveal the source of your information.
Example: “How did you know the news?”English Idioms: Virgin territory
English Idioms About “Sexuality”
Idiom: Virgin territory
Meaning: A territory that hasn’t been touched orexplored.
Example: There is no sign of humans in that island. It’s a virgin territory.English Idioms: Play the field
English Idioms About “Sexuality”
Idiom: Play the field
Meaning: To have many sexual relationships.
Example: He’s not the kind of person to think of getting married. He’s quite happy to play the field.English Idioms: For love nor money
English Idioms About “Money”
Idiom: For love nor money
Meaning: Said when it is difficult to get something or persuade someone.
Example: You can’t get help for love nor money these days.English Idioms: Every cloud has a silver lining
English Idioms About “Weather”
Idiom: Every cloud has a silver lining
Meaning: This expression is used to say that there is always something good even in an unpleasant, difficult or even painful situation. The origin of this expression is most likely traced to John Milton’s “Comus” (1634) with the lines, Was I deceiv’d, or did a sable cloud. Turn forth her silver lining on the night?
Example: You should never feel hopeless. Every cloud has a silver lining, you knowEnglish Idioms: A fact of life
English Idioms About “Life”
Idiom: A fact of life
Meaning: This idiom is used to refer to something which is unpleasant and which people accept because they cannot change it.
Example: Violence has become a fact of life among teenagers these days.