English Idioms

English Idioms About “Clothes” Idiom: Boots on the ground Meaning: The ground forces actually fighting in a war or conflict at the time of speaking, rather than troops not engaged or being transported to the fighting. Example: The Pentagon may say we have enough, but that’s not what I’m hearing from the boots on the…

English Idioms About “Sexuality” Idiom: A bit of fluff Meaning: (Also a bit of skirt.) A sexually attractive woman. Example: I saw him yesterday with a bit of fluff.

English Idioms About “General” Idiom: Have an axe to grind Meaning: to have a strong opinion about something. Example: The members of that association have no political axe to grind; they just want to help the street children.

English Idioms About “Colors” Idiom: Golden opportunity Meaning: Ideal moment to do something. Example: She missed a golden opportunity to prepare herself for a career as a doctor, when she didn’t continue her studies at university.

English Idioms About “Life” Idiom: Charmed life Meaning: The phrase “charmed life” refers to a life protected as if by magic charms. It describes a person who is very lucky and is strangely unaffected by dangers and difficulties. The phrase was first used by Shakespeare in his play, Macbeth in 1605. “Thou losest labor. As…

English Idioms About “Names” Idiom: You name it Meaning: The phrase you name it means anything you say or choose or whatever you can think of. Example: What would you like to eat? Fish, chicken, pizza? You name it, we’ve got everything here.

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 “Food” Idiom: Big Apple Meaning: The phrase Big Apple is a nickname for New York City. Example: Have you visited the official website of the Big Apple?

English Idioms About “Food” Idiom: Separate the wheat from the chaff Meaning: To separate things of value from things of no value. Example: We got a lot of applicants for the job. But we are trying to separate the wheat from the chaff.