English Idioms: Spring chicken
English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Spring chicken
Meaning: To be old; not young anymore.
Example: She is not a spring chicken. She wouldn’t like to go partying with us.
English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Spring chicken
Meaning: To be old; not young anymore.
Example: She is not a spring chicken. She wouldn’t like to go partying with us.
English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Big wheel
Meaning: A person with a great deal of power or influence, especially a high-ranking person in an organization.
Example: She’s a big wheel at IBM.
English Idioms About “Relationship”
Idiom: Go against the flow
Meaning: To do the opposite of people do and not accept things as thy are.
Example: In his last speech, the leader of the opposition went against the flow and declared that reducing taxes will harm the economy.
English Idioms About “Parts of the body”
Idiom: Wait on someone hand and foot
Meaning: To serve someone well, satisfying all personal needs.
Example: She can’t take care of herself. She always needs someone to wait on her hand and foot.
English Idioms About “Food”
Idiom: Big Apple
Meaning: The phrase Big Apple is a nickname for New York City.
Example: Have you visited the official website of the Big Apple?
English Idioms About “War”
Idiom: Loose cannon
Meaning: The idiom “loose cannon” refers to a person who is unpredictable or uncontrolled and who is likely to cause unintentional damage.
Example: He is considered a loose cannon because he is unable to control himself.
English Idioms About “Names”
Idiom: Call someone names
Meaning: To call someone by unpleasant, abusive or insulting names.
Example: Because he called his teacher names, Bill was punished.