English Idioms: Sail through something
English Idioms About “Travel”
Idiom: Sail through something
Meaning: To pass or progress quickly and easily.
Example: He sailed right through his homework.
English Idioms About “Travel”
Idiom: Sail through something
Meaning: To pass or progress quickly and easily.
Example: He sailed right through his homework.
English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Take a dim view of
Meaning: To disapprove of something.
Example: My grandfather takes a dim view of the new law.
English Idioms About “Parts of the body”
Idiom: Pull the other leg
Meaning: Used when you do not believe what someone has just said.
Example: Sue, writing poems? Pull the other leg – she can’t even write a correct sentence!
English Idioms About “Parts of the body”
Idiom: Save face
Meaning: To take an action or make a gesture intended to preserve one’s reputation or honor.
Example: They tried to win their last match in the championship just to save face.
English Idioms About “Parts of the body”
Idiom: Have big ears
Meaning: To be nosy and listen to other people’s private conversations.
Example: Speak quietly. Nancy has big ears you.
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 “Age”
Idiom: Age before beauty
Meaning: A phrase said to allow older people to go before younger ones. Now most often used humorously or lightheartedly, and usually said by a younger person to an older friend or relative out of mock pity for being so much older and unattractive.
Example: Please, you first. Age before beauty, you know.