English Idioms About “Home”
Idiom: Wake up on the wrong side of bed
Meaning: To feel grumpy, irritable; to be easily annoyed.
Example: She must have woken up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. She didn’t stop shouting all day long.
English Idioms About “War”
Idiom: War zone
Meaning: The idiom war zone refers to an area where war or some extreme violence is taking place.
Example: It is heart breaking to see images of dead or injured children from a war zone.
English Idioms About “Crime”
Idiom: Serve time
Meaning: Saying that someone is serving time means that he is in prison.
Example: After the gangster had served his time in jail, he got married and found a job.
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: Have a cow
Meaning: (Also have kittens) to be very worried, upset or angry about something
Example: My father had a cow when I stayed out late yesterday.
English Idioms About “Nature”
Idiom: Root and branch
Meaning: Completely.
Example: They have reorganized their business root and branch.
English Idioms About “Names”
Idiom: For Pete’s sake
Meaning: The phrase for Pete’s sake is used to expresses frustration, exasperation, annoyance. The phrase is a variant of for Christ’s sake, for God’s sake. Pete refers perhaps to Saint Peter
Example: For Pete’s sake, turn off the TV! I need some rest.