English Idioms About “Crime”
Idiom: Scream bloody murder
Meaning: If you scream bloody murder, you protest loudly and angrily as if something very serious has happened. Another variation of the idiom is yell / cry bloody murder.
Example: There is no point in screaming bloody murder about the new law.
English Idioms About “Law”
Idiom: Unwritten law
Meaning: The phrase unwritten law refers to an accepted rule in spite of its informality.
Example: It’s an unwritten law to take your hat off during the national anthem.
English Idioms About “Work”
Idiom: Sweat blood
Meaning: To work very hard.
Example: She sweats blood every day just to bring home the bacon.
English Idioms About “Time”
Idiom: Against the clock
Meaning: To work or race against the clock means to do something as fast as possible and try to finish it before a deadline.
Example: The students were racing against the clock to finish the paper before the deadline.
English Idioms About “Death”
Idiom: Meet one’s death
Meaning: (Also meet one’s end) To die.
Example: A friend of mine met his death when he got hit by a car.
English Idioms About “Sport”
Idiom: What beats me
Meaning: Said when you do not understand a situation or someone’s behaviour.
Example: What beats me is how he passed the exam.
English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Do the trick
Meaning: Said about something that works.
Example: Some lemon juice should do the trick to make this sauce more delicious.