English Idioms About “Parts of the body”
Idiom: Send shivers down one’s spine
Meaning: To terrify; to make someone feel extremely nervous.
Example: Hearing that her rapers escaped prison sent shivers down her spine.
English Idioms About “Age”
Idiom: Long in the tooth
Meaning: very old.
Example: I think he is a bit long in the tooth to be a romantic hero in that play.
English Idioms About “Money”
Idiom: Money talks
Meaning: Money talks suggest that with money people can get whatever they want.
Example: She got what she wanted. Well you know money talks!
English Idioms About “Food”
Idiom: Forbidden fruit
Meaning: Illicit pleasure or something desired that cannot be had.
Example: She has always been his forbidden fruit because she’s his teacher.
English Idioms About “Work”
Idiom: A woman’s work is never done
Meaning: The proverb a woman’s work is never done means that a woman often works longer hours than a man because the housework and raising children are jobs that never end. The origin of the saying comes from an old rhymed couplet: Man may work from sun to sun, But woman’s work is never done.
Example: “A woman’s work is never done!”, said Leila. She added: “As soon as I finish washing the breakfast dishes, it’s time to start preparing lunch. Then I have to go shopping and when the kids are back home I have to help them with their homework.”
English Idioms About “Relationship”
Idiom: Join the club
Meaning: Said as a reply to someone to mean that they are in the same situation.
Example: Nancy: “I’ve got problems with my husband these days.” Alice: “Join the club!”
English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: For all I care
Meaning: Used to suggest that you don’t care.
Example: You can go to the party alone, for all I care