English Idioms: Wax and wane
English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Wax and wane
Meaning: To increase and decrease.
Example: His love for politics has waxed and waned over the years.
English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: Wax and wane
Meaning: To increase and decrease.
Example: His love for politics has waxed and waned over the years.
English Idioms About “Crime”
Idiom: On the run
Meaning: Fleeing or running from the police.
Example: The murderer is still on the run.
English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Scaredy cat
Meaning: Someone who is easily frightened.
Example: Come on, scaredy cat. The dog won’t bite you!
English Idioms About “General”
Idiom: All the more
Meaning: Even more.
Example: Her family didn’t want her to get married to her new boyfriend, but that just made her all the more determined.
English Idioms About “Money”
Idiom: All that glitters is not gold
Meaning: Appearance is sometimes misleading. Things that appear valuable or worthwhile might not be as good as they look.
Example: The house looks beautiful from the outside but the inside part of the house looks terrible; all that glitters is not gold.
English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Play cat and mouse
Meaning: to tease, confuse or fool someone by trying to trick them into making a mistake so that you have an advantage over them.
Example: The famous businessman spent his time playing cat and mouse with the judge.
English Idioms About “Parts of the body”
Idiom: Put one’s mind to it
Meaning: To apply oneself; to exert a directed effort.
Example: You can do anything, if you put your mind to it.