English Idioms: Zero hour

English Idioms About “Time”
Idiom: Zero hour
Meaning: The time when something is planned to begin (military)
Example: “This is the zero hour for the attack,” said the sergeant.

Similar Posts

  • English Idioms: Gain ground

    English Idioms About “Nature”
    Idiom: Gain ground
    Meaning: To become popular, to make progress, to advance.
    Example: The new product gained ground in a very short time.

  • English Idioms: Keep the wolf from the door

    English Idioms About “Animals”
    Idiom: Keep the wolf from the door
    Meaning: To have enough money to be able to ward off poverty or hunger.
    Example: They were really very poor, but they had enough to keep the wolf from the door.

  • English Idioms: Walk on air

    English Idioms About “Nature”
    Idiom: Walk on air
    Meaning: Very excited or happy.
    Example: He was walking on air after he passed the exam.

  • English Idioms: Public enemy number one

    English Idioms About “Numbers”
    Idiom: Public enemy number one
    Meaning: The idiom public enemy number one refers someone or something that people hate.
    Example: That terrorist is considered public enemy number one.

  • English Idioms: Behind one’s back

    English Idioms About “Parts of the body”
    Idiom: Behind one’s back
    Meaning: In one’s absence
    Example: He was talking nonsense on my back when I arrived.

  • English Idioms: Turn back the clock

    English Idioms About “Time”
    Idiom: Turn back the clock
    Meaning: (Also wind back the clock or roll back the clock) figuratively to return in time to an earlier period of history.
    Example: When their relationship had started deteriorating, he told her that they should turn back the clock and just go back to when things were simpler.