English Idioms About “Sport”
Idiom: Walk the talk
Meaning: To do what one said one could do, or would do, not just making empty promises.
Example: If we advise people to take care of the environment, we have to walk the talk.
English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Odd duck
Meaning: An unusual person, especially an individual with an idiosyncratic personality or peculiar behavioral characteristics.
Example: This boy is an odd duck in many ways. Unlike his peers, he has no hobbies.
English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Odds and ends
Meaning: Various often worthless small items.
Example: I have to get rid of a few odds and ends before moving to the new house.
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 “Men and women”
Idiom: Company man
Meaning: The phrase company man refers to a worker who is more loyal to his employer than to his fellow workers.
Example: He’s never criticized the boss; he has always been a company man.
English Idioms About “Parts of the body”
Idiom: Big mouth
Meaning: Said about someone who tend to say things which are meant to be kept secret.
Example: He is such a big mouth.He told them every thing.
English Idioms About “Colors”
Idiom: Black and blue
Meaning: Covered in bruises
Example: He was black and blue the day after the accident