π Button your lips
πMeaning
to not talk about something
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£ Button your lip. He's coming toward us. Don't tell him what I said, please.
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πMeaning
to not talk about something
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£ Button your lip. He's coming toward us. Don't tell him what I said, please.
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π freak of nature
πMeaning
Something or someone that is unusual, rare, or abnormal in some way; beyond or outside the natural world.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£The goat they have at the circus sideshow is a real freak of nature, it was born with two heads!
π£He can lift over 500 pounds in the gym, he's like some freak of nature.
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πMeaning
Something or someone that is unusual, rare, or abnormal in some way; beyond or outside the natural world.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£The goat they have at the circus sideshow is a real freak of nature, it was born with two heads!
π£He can lift over 500 pounds in the gym, he's like some freak of nature.
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π Time flies
πMeaning
used to observe that time seems to pass very quickly.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£ "people say time flies when you're having fun"
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πMeaning
used to observe that time seems to pass very quickly.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£ "people say time flies when you're having fun"
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π a cut below
πMeaning
Of lower quality than or inferior to someone or something else, especially that of the expected norm.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£This waiter is really a cut below what I would expect from this restaurant.
π£Your essay was a cut below, honestly. That's why it didn't win the contest.
π£I haven't been that impressed with any of the candidates for the sales positionβthey've just been a cut below.
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πMeaning
Of lower quality than or inferior to someone or something else, especially that of the expected norm.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£This waiter is really a cut below what I would expect from this restaurant.
π£Your essay was a cut below, honestly. That's why it didn't win the contest.
π£I haven't been that impressed with any of the candidates for the sales positionβthey've just been a cut below.
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π The sky is the limit
πMeaning
If you say the sky is the limit, you mean that there is nothing to prevent someone or something from being very successful.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£ They have found that, in terms of both salary and career success, the sky is the limit.
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πMeaning
If you say the sky is the limit, you mean that there is nothing to prevent someone or something from being very successful.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£ They have found that, in terms of both salary and career success, the sky is the limit.
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π a cut above the rest
πMeaning
Better in quality than most others.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£This new restaurant is a cut above the rest.
π£Trust me, Johannes is a cut above the rest. If you want the best legal advice money can buy, he's your man.
π£An entrant's essay must be a cut above the rest for it to win our top prize.
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πMeaning
Better in quality than most others.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£This new restaurant is a cut above the rest.
π£Trust me, Johannes is a cut above the rest. If you want the best legal advice money can buy, he's your man.
π£An entrant's essay must be a cut above the rest for it to win our top prize.
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π the elephant in the room
πMeaning
a major problem or controversial issue which is obviously present but is avoided as a subject for discussion.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£ "they've steadfastly ignored the elephant in the room: the ever-growing debt burden on graduates"
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πMeaning
a major problem or controversial issue which is obviously present but is avoided as a subject for discussion.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£ "they've steadfastly ignored the elephant in the room: the ever-growing debt burden on graduates"
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π a cut above the rest
πMeaning
Better in quality than most others.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£This new restaurant is a cut above the rest.
π£Trust me, Johannes is a cut above the rest. If you want the best legal advice money can buy, he's your man.
π£An entrant's essay must be a cut above the rest for it to win our top prize.
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πMeaning
Better in quality than most others.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£This new restaurant is a cut above the rest.
π£Trust me, Johannes is a cut above the rest. If you want the best legal advice money can buy, he's your man.
π£An entrant's essay must be a cut above the rest for it to win our top prize.
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π cushy job
πMeaning
A job that is easy, stress-free, and/or very well paid.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£Since I got this cushy job managing a toy store, I've gotten to sit around playing with toys all day.
π£Since Sarah got that cushy job with the bank, she has been driving a sports car and is buying a second home!
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πMeaning
A job that is easy, stress-free, and/or very well paid.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£Since I got this cushy job managing a toy store, I've gotten to sit around playing with toys all day.
π£Since Sarah got that cushy job with the bank, she has been driving a sports car and is buying a second home!
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π living on the edge
πMeaning
To have an adventurous or perilous lifestyle; to behave in a manner which creates risks for oneself.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£ Despite the apparent respectability, he was a man who liked to live on the edge.
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πMeaning
To have an adventurous or perilous lifestyle; to behave in a manner which creates risks for oneself.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£ Despite the apparent respectability, he was a man who liked to live on the edge.
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π crushing blow
πMeaning
A major defeat or setback that is devastating to the goals of a person, group, or organization.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£The team's loss last Sunday was a crushing blow to their chances for a championship.
π£Failing that test was a crushing blow to my hopes for an honors degree.
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πMeaning
A major defeat or setback that is devastating to the goals of a person, group, or organization.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£The team's loss last Sunday was a crushing blow to their chances for a championship.
π£Failing that test was a crushing blow to my hopes for an honors degree.
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π the big picture
πMeaning
the situation as a whole.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£ "he's so involved in the minutiae that he often overlooks the big picture"
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πMeaning
the situation as a whole.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£ "he's so involved in the minutiae that he often overlooks the big picture"
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π case of the dropsy
πMeaning
A fictitious "condition" characterized by continually dropping things from one's hands. It is a play on the term "dropsy," which was formerly used to denote the condition now known as edema (or oedema).
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£I've broken four or five plates since I started work. I guess I've got a bad case of the dropsy today.
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πMeaning
A fictitious "condition" characterized by continually dropping things from one's hands. It is a play on the term "dropsy," which was formerly used to denote the condition now known as edema (or oedema).
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£I've broken four or five plates since I started work. I guess I've got a bad case of the dropsy today.
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π raise the roof
πMeaning
make or cause someone else to make a great deal of noise, especially through cheering.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£ "when I finally scored the fans raised the roof"
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πMeaning
make or cause someone else to make a great deal of noise, especially through cheering.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£ "when I finally scored the fans raised the roof"
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π banker's hours
πMeaning
A limited work schedule (as banks were once known for having short work days and being closed on holidays and weekends).
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£You won't be able to reach her on a Saturdayβshe keeps banker's hours.
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πMeaning
A limited work schedule (as banks were once known for having short work days and being closed on holidays and weekends).
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£You won't be able to reach her on a Saturdayβshe keeps banker's hours.
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π Sitting on the fence
πMeaning
a person's lack of decisiveness, neutrality or hesitance to choose between two sides in an argument or a competition, or inability to decide due to lack of courage.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£ βThe councilman is afraid he'll lose votes if he takes sides on the zoning issue, but he can't sit on the fence forever.β
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πMeaning
a person's lack of decisiveness, neutrality or hesitance to choose between two sides in an argument or a competition, or inability to decide due to lack of courage.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£ βThe councilman is afraid he'll lose votes if he takes sides on the zoning issue, but he can't sit on the fence forever.β
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π bad omen
πMeaning
A sign, either real or imagined, of ill fortune or catastrophe in the future.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£It was a bad omen when my girlfriend broke up with me the day before my final exams.
π£All of the recent natural disasters are a bad omen for the future of the planet.
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πMeaning
A sign, either real or imagined, of ill fortune or catastrophe in the future.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£It was a bad omen when my girlfriend broke up with me the day before my final exams.
π£All of the recent natural disasters are a bad omen for the future of the planet.
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π Storm in a teacup (UK idiom)
πMeaning
A small event that has been exaggerated out of proportion.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£ The whole controversy turned out to be a storm in a teacup.
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πMeaning
A small event that has been exaggerated out of proportion.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£ The whole controversy turned out to be a storm in a teacup.
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π backslider
πMeaning
One who reverts or relapses into bad habits, unethical or immoral behavior, or criminal activity.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£We've tried to help her quit smoking, but she's a bit of a backslider.
π£Jimmy's too much of a backslider to stay true to the practices of the church.
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πMeaning
One who reverts or relapses into bad habits, unethical or immoral behavior, or criminal activity.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£We've tried to help her quit smoking, but she's a bit of a backslider.
π£Jimmy's too much of a backslider to stay true to the practices of the church.
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π sitting duck
πMeaning
a person or thing with no protection against an attack or other source of danger.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£ Nancy knew she'd be a sitting duck when she raised the trap door.
π£The senator was a sitting duck because of his unpopular position on school reform.
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πMeaning
a person or thing with no protection against an attack or other source of danger.
π€For example β¬οΈ
π£ Nancy knew she'd be a sitting duck when she raised the trap door.
π£The senator was a sitting duck because of his unpopular position on school reform.
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