English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Shape up or ship out
Meaning: To either improve one’s behavior or else be required to leave; to either improve one’s performance in an activity or else withdraw from that activity completely.
Example: After his many serious mistakes, the boss warned him that he had to shape up or ship out.
English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Not half bad
Meaning: Pretty good; okay; decent.
Example: It was my first attempt at cooking, but I tried it and it was not half bad.
English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Picture paints a thousand words
Meaning: (Also a picture is worth a thousand words) a picture will be far more descriptive of something than words can ever be.
Example: Just show him the photos and he will understand. You know a picture paints a thousand words.
English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Along the lines
Meaning: In a general direction or manner.
Example: I was thinking along the lines of a vegetable garden, but I could be persuaded to include some perennials.
English Idioms About “Law”
Idiom: Justice is blind
Meaning: This expression means that justice is impartial and objective. There is an allusion here to the Greek statue for justice, wearing a blindfold so as not to treat friends differently from strangers, or rich people better than the poor ones.
Example: No matter who you are, you must respect the law. Justice is blind!
English Idioms About “Food”
Idiom: Bear fruit
Meaning: The phrase bear fruit means to yield successful results.
Example: He thinks his new plan will undoubtedly bear fruit.
English Idioms About “Crime”
Idiom: Cat burglar
Meaning: A cat burglar refers to a thief who enters a building by skillfully climbing to a building without attracting notice.
Example: He was known for being a cat burglar who only stole from apartments in high buildings