English Idioms About “Sexuality”
Idiom: The battle of the sexes
Meaning: The phrase the battle of the sexes refers to the conflicts and disagreements between men and women.
Example: Gender equality is meant to end the battle of the sexes.
English Idioms About “Sport”
Idiom: Carry the ball
Meaning: To take charge and control of an activity and be considered reliable enough to do a job.
Example: He can’t carry the ball. He isn’t reliable.
English Idioms About “Parts of the body”
Idiom: Make somebody’s mouth water
Meaning: When the smell or sight of food is extremely good it makes your mouth water.
Example: The smell of that roast chicken is making my mouth water.
English Idioms About “Relationship”
Idiom: You can’t please everyone
Meaning: Making everyone happy is impossible no matter what you do.
Example: When the boss chose Mary as the chief executive of the project, everybody complained. But you can’t please everyone!
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 “Religion”
Idiom: Better the devil you know
Meaning: (Also better the devil you know than the devil you don’t) it is sometimes better to deal with someone or thing you know than to deal with a new person or thing who could be even worse.
Example: Nancy is such a difficult girl to work with, but better the devil you know.
English Idioms About “Colors”
Idiom: Blue-eyed boy
Meaning: (Also fair-haired boy) a person highly regarded by someone and treated with special favor
Example: He was the blue-eyed boy of the boss.