English Idioms About “Life”
Idiom: Slice of life
Meaning: The phrase slice of life refers to a realistic representation of everyday experience in art and entertainment (e.g. a movie, play, book..)
Example: The movie is a slice of life about the life of a group of students.
English Idioms About “Death”
Idiom: Dice with death
Meaning: To do something which is very risky, or dangerous, and could even cause one’s death.
Example: Someone who drinks and drives is someone who dices with death.
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 “Numbers”
Idiom: On all fours
Meaning: On all fours mean on one’s hands and knees.
Example: He was on all fours, with his daughter on his back.
English Idioms About “Parts of the body”
Idiom: Hit the nail on the head
Meaning: Said to describe exactly a situation or a problem.
Example: I think you hit the nail on the head when you said that the Smiths lack a sense of cooperation in their family.
English Idioms About “Sport”
Idiom: Throw in the towel
Meaning: (Also throw in the sponge) to admit defeat.
Example: After a long fight agaisnt his enemies, he finally threw the towel.
English Idioms About “Names”
Idiom: Joe Bloggs
Meaning: An average typical man.
Example: This car is very expensive and is not the sort of thing that Joe Bloggs would buy.