English Idioms: Woman of ill repute
English Idioms About “Men and women”
Idiom: Woman of ill repute
Meaning: The idiom a woman of ill repute refers to a prostitute.
Example: He started a new relationship with a woman of ill repute.
English Idioms About “Men and women”
Idiom: Woman of ill repute
Meaning: The idiom a woman of ill repute refers to a prostitute.
Example: He started a new relationship with a woman of ill repute.
English Idioms About “Home”
Idiom: Charity begins at home
Meaning: Charity begins at home is a proverb. It means that, before deciding to take care of other people, one’s family should be one’s foremost concern.
Example: Take care of your children before volunteering in any association. Charity begins at home.
English Idioms About “Names”
Idiom: Bob’s your uncle
Meaning: Said to mean “No problem”, “the solution is simple”, “there you have it” (appended to the end of a description of how to achieve something).
Example: You want to go to the stadium? Go straight on until you reach the park, take the first left and Bob’s your uncle!
English Idioms About “Food”
Idiom: Get out of a jam
Meaning: Get out of a bad situation.
Example: I need some help getting out of a jam.
English Idioms About “Work”
Idiom: Bean counter
Meaning: An accountant.
Example: The company is hiring a new accountant.
English Idioms About “Animals”
Idiom: Let sleeping dogs lie
Meaning: To leave things as they are to avoid trouble.
Example: It would be best to let sleeping dogs lie and not discuss the problem any further.
English Idioms About “Law”
Idiom: Necessity knows no law
Meaning: Necessity knows no law is a proverb. It means that being desperate and having no means may lead you to do illegal things.
Example: He was dealing in illegal drugs because he had to feed four kids. Necessity knows no law.