English idioms,sayings and expressions

asleep at the wheel not paying attention asleep at the switch Why was our government asleep at the wheel when the crisis began?

wing it to improvise; to do something extemporaneously. I lost my lecture notes, so I had to wing it. Don't worry. Just go out there and...

It's a fair cop. (British & Australian very informal) something that you say in order to admit that someone has caught you doing so...

tide over to supply someone until a certain time or until something happens. Will this amount tide us over until next week? There is enoug...

He left no time to regret, kept his dick wet With his same old safe bet Me and my head high and my tears dry Get on without my guy You...

Hey where did we go, Days when the rains came Down in the hollow, Playin' a new game, Laughing and a running hey, hey Skipping and ...

[Danny] Summer lovin' had me a blast [Sandy] Summer lovin' happened so fast [Danny] I met a girl crazy for me [Sandy] Met a boy c...

'Love begets love' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you behave lovingly to anot...

'Knee-high to a grasshopper' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If something happene...

not know somebody from Adam to have never met someone and not know anything about them Why should I lend him money? I don't know him fro...

Tax Haven A country that has a low tax liability compared to other countries or no taxes at all. Some countries deliberately set themselves ...

allure /əˈlʊr / || /əˈlʊə(r)/ n uncountable atractivo m, encanto m

on top of everything

sow discord

a rubber check (American humorous) a cheque (= a piece of paper from someone's bank that they sign and use for money) that is not worth...

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have been around the block 1. to have had a lot of experience of a particular situation His lawyer has been around the block a few times and...

up in arms RSS Feed Meaning: If you are up in arms, you are angry about something that you think is unfair or wrong. For example: •The ta...

bath tub stoppers

sweetheart agreement and sweetheart deal a private agreement reached between a public agency or government official and a private company th...

settle someone's hash Sl. to calm someone down, perhaps by threats or by violence. If he comes in here, I'll settle his hash. Now, t...

give you the willies to make you feel frightened or nervous give you the creeps Driving at night on country roads gives me the willies.

behind someone's back without someone's knowledge; secret from someone. Please don't talk about me behind my back. She sold the...

pen·ny-pinch·ing adj. Giving or spending money grudgingly; stingy

pay´slip` n. 1. a slip of paper included with a person's salary payment, that records how much money the person has earned and how much...

ace out definition in. to be fortunate or lucky. : I really aced out on that test in English.

Fear mongering (or scaremongering) is the use of fear to influence the opinions and actions of others towards some specific end. The feare...

wool·gath·er (wlgr) intr.v. wool·gath·ered, wool·gath·er·ing, wool·gath·ers To engage in fanciful daydreaming.

blind somebody with science (British & Australian) if you blind someone with science, you confuse them by using technical language that...

Baby I Love Your Way" Ringtones to Cell Ooo, baby I love your way, everyday **BIG MOUNTAIN NOT UB40 DOH!) Ooo, baby I love your...

watering hole 1. Lit. a place where there is water for animals (and people) to drink. The elephants came down to the watering hole and chase...

open your mouth to say something Ms. Parker looks fragile, but as soon as she opens her mouth you know she's a tough, no-nonsense woman.

snaf·fle (snfl) n. A bit for a horse, consisting of two bars joined at the center, as by a joint. tr.v. snaf·fled, snaf·fling, snaf·fles To ...

bliss (bls) n. 1. Extreme happiness; ecstasy. 2. The ecstasy of salvation; spiritual joy.

tin·gle (tnggl) v. tin·gled, tin·gling, tin·gles v.intr. 1. To have a prickling, stinging sensation, as from cold, a sharp slap, or exciteme...

Toxic" Baby, can’t you see I’m calling A guy like you Should wear a warning It’s dangerous I’m fallin’ There’s no escape I can’t wait I...

flotador

rake something around to spread something around with a rake. She raked the leaves around, spreading them over the flower beds as natural fe...

sea·shell (sshl) n. The calcareous shell of a marine mollusk or similar marine organism

garden variety Phrase favorited 0 times «click to add your vote» Ordinary, common, or unexceptional. "I can usually recover from...

hang glider n. 1. A device resembling a kite from which a harnessed rider hangs while gliding from a height. 2. The rider of such a device.

be like rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic (British & Australian humorous) if an activity is like rearranging the deckchairs on ...

bells and whistles - fancy features; product features that make a product more premium or expensive but that are not usually necessary; extr...

parallel trial

let off steam If you let off steam, you do something to release pent-up emotion or energy.

Break fresh ground If you break fresh ground, you innovate by introducing or developing a new method or system. "Scientists have ...

Resembling milk in color or consistency: milky glass. Filled with, consisting of, or yielding milk or a fluid resembling milk: a milky kerne...

bar·ley (bärl) n. 1. A grass in the genus Hordeum, native to temperate regions, having flowers in terminal, often long-awned spikes. 2. The ...

Descarga tono "Kiss Me - Sixpence None the Richer" en tu móvil Kiss me out of the bearded barley Nightly, beside the green, green ...

Descarga tono "Your Song - Elton John" en tu móvil It's a little bit funny this feeling inside I'm not one of those who ca...

Lifted - Lighthouse Family" en tu móvil I really love to be alone without All the ache and pain and the April showers. But it ain't...

I'm walking away from the troubles in my life I'm walking away oh to find a better day I'm walking away from the troubles in my ...

I haven't slept at all in days It's been so long since we've talked And I have been here many times I just don't know what I...

crest·fall·en   /ˈkrɛstˌfɔlən/ Show Spelled [krest-faw-luhn] Show IPA –adjective 1. dejected; dispirited; discouraged. 2. having a droopi...

frol·ic (frlk) n. 1. Gaiety; merriment: fun and frolic. 2. A gay, carefree time. 3. A playful antic. intr.v. frol·icked, frol·ick·ing, frol·...

at a moment's notice and on a moment's notice with very little advance notice; with just a little bit of warning. They are always as...

turn over a new leaf Fig. to begin again, fresh; to reform and begin again. (Fig. on turning to a fresh page. The leaf is a page—a fresh, cl...

halt·ing (hôltng) adj. 1. Hesitant or wavering: a halting voice. 2. Imperfect; defective: halting verse. 3. Limping; lame.

der·e·lict   /ˈdɛrəlɪkt/ Show Spelled [der-uh-likt] Show IPA –adjective 1. left or deserted, as by the owner or guardian; abandoned: a de...

lain (ln) v. Past participle of lie

an ambulance chaser (informal) a lawyer who finds work by persuading people who have been hurt in accidents to ask for money from the perso...

A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand: Everyone involved must unify and function together or it will not work out.

de·mean·or (d-mnr) n. The way in which a person behaves; deportment

day in, day out also day in and day out if you do something day in, day out, you do it every day over a long period, often causing it to be...

all the same (to someone) and just the same (to someone) of no consequence to someone-one way or the other; [of a choice] immaterial to some...

take someone to the cleaners 1. Sl. to take a lot of someone's money; to swindle someone. The lawyers took the insurance company to th...

accidentally on purpose (humorous) if you do something accidentally on purpose, you intend to do it but you pretend that it was an accident...

jig is up See game is up

bring someone to heel Fig. to cause someone to act in a disciplined fashion; to force someone to act in a more disciplined manner. She tried...

in a heartbeat Fig. almost immediately. If I had the money, I would go back to college in a heartbeat. Just tell me that you need me and I...

Oh, my love, my darling I've hungered for your touch A long, lonely time And time goes by so slowly And time can do so much Are you stil...

Moral fibre Moral fibre is the inner strength to do what you believe to be right in difficult situations Example: He lacked the moral fibre ...

wipe the smile off somebody's face to make someone feel less happy or confident, especially someone who is annoying you because they thi...

'Rudderless ship' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If an organisation, company, gove...

Idiom: on the sly In a way intended to escape notice: took extra payments on the sly

Billy-Ray was a Preacher's son, And when his daddy would visit he'd come along, When they gathered round and started talking, Cousin...

And I relate to my best friend, she would advice me She broke our code and she put on her jacket Now it scares me because she's really g...

Not much cop Describing a film or something as not much cop is a way of saying that you didn't think much of it

Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering - and it's all over much too soon. Woody Allen

Cold hands, warm heart. Prov. People whose hands are usually cold have kind and loving personalities. Nancy: I don't like holding hands ...

cock of the walk someone who acts more important than others in a group. The deputy manager was cock of the walk until the new manager arriv...

tweak something off (of) someone or something and tweak something off to flick something off someone or something; to remove something from ...

take a dirt nap Sl. to die and be buried. I don't want to end up taking a dirt nap during this operation. Isn't Tom a little young t...

quick and dirty Fig. [done] fast and carelessly; [done] fast and cheaply. l am not interested in a quick and dirty job. I want it done right...

(Spoken) You broke my heart, 'Cause I couldn't dance. You didn't even want me around, And now I'm back, to let you know, I c...

'Ride high' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If someone is riding high, they are ver...

'Level best' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you do your level best, you make ev...

Rescue me Oh take me in your arms Rescue me I want your tender charms 'Coz I'm lonely and I'm blue I need you and your love too ...

'Lay of the land' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The lay of the land is the way so...

It's Not Unusual lyrics It's not unusual to be loved by anyone It's not unusual to have fun with anyone but when I see you hangi...

It's Not Unusual lyrics It's not unusual to be loved by anyone It's not unusual to have fun with anyone but when I see you hangi...

If there's a prize for rotten judgement I guess I've already won that No man is worth the aggravation That's ancient history, be...

DON'T GET ME WRONG IF I'M LOOKING KIND OF DAZZLED I SEE NEON LIGHTS WHENEVER YOU WALK BY DON'T GET ME WRONG IF YOU SAY "HEL...

he made a superhuman effort

gloss over vb (tr, adverb) 1. to hide under a deceptively attractive surface or appearance 2. to deal with (unpleasant facts) rapidly and cu...

gloss over vb (tr, adverb) 1. to hide under a deceptively attractive surface or appearance 2. to deal with (unpleasant facts) rapidly and cu...

. rib tickler 4 up, 1 down buy rib tickler mugs, tshirts and magnetsUsed in the comedy Off Centre starring Sean Maguire. The telling of h...

over a barrel Fig. out of one's control; in a dilemma. (*Typically: get someone ~; have someone ~; put someone ~.) He got me over a barr...

pay off old scores Liquidar saldos viejos

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