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Message: <blockquote data-quote="thanush000" data-source="post: 25138509" data-attributes="member: 568473">L idiomsLoaves and fishes- done for material benefitsLike a shag on a rock- completely alone.Let someone slide- neglect somethingLet the cat out of the bag- reveal the secretLet nature take its course- to allow someone to live or die naturally.Like a sitting duck- totally unawareLion’s share- a major shareLeft to your own devices- If someone is left to their own devices, they are not controlled and can dowhatever they wantM idiomsMake castles in the air- plans or hopes that have very little chances of happening.Make a bee line for- to go directly towards something.Make ones bed and lie on it- to be responsible for what you have done and accept the resultsMeet ones waterloo- meet ones final endMonkey around- to waste time here and thereMy hands are full- I am busyMake a dry face- show disappointmentMake a monkey of someone- If you make a monkey of someone, you make them look foolishMan of his word- A man of his word is a person who does what he says and keeps his PromisesMany moons ago- A very long time agoN idiomsNobody’s fool- one who can take care of himselfnot having a leg to stand for- not having proofNever-never land- ideal best place.No love lost between- dislikeNeedle in a haystack- If trying to find something is like looking for a needle in a haystack, it meansthat it is very difficult, if not impossible to find among everything around itNew brush sweeps clean- 'A new brush sweeps clean' means that someone with a new perspectivecan make great changes. However, the full version is 'a new brush sweeps clean, but an old brushknows the corners', which warns that experience is also a valuable thingNo smoke without fire- This idiom means that when people suspect something, there isNormally a good reason for the suspicion, even if there is no concrete evidence. ('Where's there'ssmoke, there's fire' is also used.)O idiomsOnce in a blue moon- very rarelyOn the bandwagon- doing something because others are also doing itOpen Pandora’s box- to discover more problemsOver the moon- being too happyOn its last legs- in a bad condition and will not last longOld flames die hard- It's very difficult to forget old thingsOn pins and needles- If you are on pins and needles, you are very worried about somethingOn the carpet- When you are called to the bosses office (since supposedly, they are the only oneswho have carpet) and its definitely not for a good reason, i.e., you are introuble, something has not gone according to plan and either maybe you are responsibleand/or have some explaining to doOn the hook- If someone is on the hook, they are responsible for something.Only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches- This means that it's hard to know how muchsomeone else is suffering.P idiomsPass muster- to be approvedPick someone to pieces- to criticize sharplyPaper over the cracks- to try to hide somethingPut the cart before the horse- doing things in a wrong mannerPull up the shocks- do things in the right manner and correctlyParrot fashion- If you learn something parrots fashion; you learn it word for wordPay on the nail- If you pay on the nail, you pay promptly in cashPen is mightier than the sword- The idiom 'the pen is mightier than the sword' means that wordsand communication are morepowerful than wars and fightingPick someone’s brains- If you pick someone's brains, you ask them for advice,Suggestions and information about something they know aboutPieces of the same cake- Pieces of the same cake are things that have the sameCharacteristics or qualitiesPlay fast and loose- If people play fast and loose, they behave in an irresponsible wayAnd don't respect rules, etc.Poker face- Someone with a poker face doesn't show any emotion or reaction so thatPeople don't know what they are feelingQ idiomsQuarrel with bread and butter- Bread and butter, here, indicate the means of one’s living. If a subordinatein an organization is quarrelsome or if he is not patient enough to bear the reprimand hedeserves, gets angry and retorts or provokes the higher-up, the top man dismisses him from the job.So, he loses the job that gave him bread and butter. Hence we say, he quarreled with bread andbutter (manager or the top man) and lost his jobQuiet as a cat- If somebody is as quiet as a cat they make as little noise as possible and try to beunnoticeableQuiet as a mouse- If someone's as quiet as a mouse, they make absolutely no noiseQueer fish- A strange person is a queer fishR idiomsRound the twist- go crazyRead between the lines- read hidden meaningsRack and ruin- If something or someone goes to rack and ruin, they are utterly destroyed or wreckedRain on your parade- If someone rains on your parade, they ruin your pleasure or your plansRake someone over the coals- If you rake someone over the coals, you criticize or scold themseverelyRecipe for disaster- A recipe for disaster is a mixture of people and events that could only possiblyresult in troubleRed carpet- If you give someone the red-carpet treatment, you give them a specialWelcome to show that you think they are importantRed herring- If something is a distraction from the real issues, it is a red herringRed letter day- A red letter day is a one of good luck, when something special happens to youReduce to ashes- If something is reduced to ashes, it is destroyed or made useless. His infidelitiesreduced their relationship to ashesRound the houses- If you go round the houses, you do something in an inefficient way when there isa quicker, more convenient wayRub shoulders- If you rub shoulders with people, you meet and spend time with them,Especially when they are powerful or famousRun into the sand- If something runs into the sand, it fails to achieve a resultS idiomsSalt on the earth- fundamental good peopleSands of time- tiny amounts of timeShake a leg- to go fast, hurrySpill the beans- to expose a secretSnake in the grass- a hidden armySalt on the earth- fundamental good peopleSands of time- tiny amounts of timeShake a leg- to go fast, hurrySpill the beans- to expose a secretSnake in the grass- a hidden armySnake in the shoes- to be in a state of fearStood to his guns- maintained to his opinionshowing the door- asking someone to leaveSong and a dance- an excuseSalad days- Your salad days are an especially happy period of your lifeSail under false colors- Someone who sails under false colors is hypocritical orPretends to be something they aren't in order to deceive peopleT idiomsThreaded his way out- walked carefully through.Take the cloth- to become a priest.Talk turkey- to discuss a problem with a real intension to solve it.Tit for tat- an action done to revenge against a person who has done some wrong to youTo crow over- to triumph over someoneto blow a fuse- to turn someone angrythough thick and thin- under all conditionsto bell the cat- to take great risksTo look through colored glasses- to look the things not as they areTaking to a brick wall- taking with a no responseTurned a deaf ear- disregardedTake a back seat- choose to decrease involvementTables are turned- When the tables are turned, the situation has changed giving the advantage tothe party who had previously been at a disadvantageTake someone under your wing- If you take someone under your wing, you look after them whilethey are learning somethingTake your medicine- If you take your medicine, you accept the consequences of something youhave done wrongTalking to a brick wall- If you talk to someone and they do not listen to you, it is like talking to a brickwallTaste of your own medicine- If you give someone a taste of their own medicine, you do somethingbad to someone that they have done to you to teach them a lessonThe apple does not fall far from the tree- Offspring grow up to be like their parentsThrough thick and thin- If someone supports you through thick and thin, they support you duringgood times and badU idiomsUpset the apple cart- to create difficultyUnder a cloud- If someone is suspected of having done something wrong, they are under a cloudUnder fire- If someone is being attacked and criticized heavily, they are under fireUnder your nose- If something happens right in front of you, especially if it is surprising or audacious,it happens under your noseUp for grabs- If something is up for grabs, it is available and whoever is first or is successful will get itUp to the neck- If someone's in something up to the neck, they are very involved in it, especiallywhen it's something wrongUp a river without a paddle- If you up a river without a paddle, you are in an unfortunate situation,unprepared and with none of the resources to remedy the matterUncharted waters- If you're in uncharted waters, you are in a situation that is unfamiliar to you, thatyou have no experience of and don't know what might happenUnder lock and key- If something is under lock and key, it is stored very securelyV idiomsVale of tears- This vale of tears is the world and the suffering that life brings.Velvet glove - This idiom is used to describe a person who appears gentle, but is determined andinflexible underneath. ('Iron fist in a velvet glove' is the full form.)Vent your spleen - If someone vents their spleen, they release all their anger about something.Vicar of Bray - A person who changes their beliefs and principles to stay popular with people abovethem is a Vicar of BrayVicious circle - A vicious circle is a sequence of events that make each other worse- someone drinksbecause they are unhappy at work, then loses their job... 'Vicious cycle' is also used.Vinegar tits - A mean spirited women lacking in love or compassion.Virgin territory - If something is virgin territory, it hasn't been explored before.Voice in the wilderness - Someone who expresses an opinion that no one believes or listens to is avoice in the wilderness,especially if proved right later.Volte-face - If you do a volte-face on something, you make a sudden and complete change in yourstance or position over an issue.Vultures are circling - If the vultures are circling, then something is in danger and its enemies aregetting ready for the kill.W idiomsWeight one’s word- be careful to what one saysWait for a raindrop in the drought- When someone is waiting for a raindrop in the drought, they arewaiting or hoping for something that is extremely unlikely to happenWalking on broken glass- When a person is punished for somethingWet behind the ears- Someone who is wet behind the ears is either very young or inexperiencedWhale of a time- If you have a whale of a time, you really enjoy yourselfWork your fingers to the bone- If you work your fingers to the bone, you work extremely hard onsomethingWrench in the works- If someone puts or throws a wrench, or monkey wrench, in the works, theyruin a planX idiomsX factor - The dangers for people in the military that civilians do not face, for which they receivepayment, are known as the X factor.X marks the spot - This is used to say where something is located or hidden.X-rated - If something is x-rated, it is not suitable for children.Y idiomsYah boo sucks- Yah boo & yah boo sucks can be used to show that you have no sympathy withsomeone.Yank my chain - If some one says this to another person (i.e. stop yanking my chain) it means for theother person to leave the person who said it alone and to stop bothering them.Yell bloody murder - If someone yells bloody murder, they protest angrily and loudly, or scream infear.Yellow press - The yellow press is a term for the popular and sensationalist newspapers.Yellow streak- If someone has a yellow streak, they are cowardly about something.Yellow-bellied - A yellow-bellied person is a coward.Yen - If you have a yen to do something, you have a desire to do it.Yeoman's service - To do yeoman's service is to serve in an exemplary manner.Yes-man - Someone who always agrees with people in authority is a yes-man.Yesterday's man or Yesterday's woman - Someone, especially a politician or celebrity, whosecareer is over or on the decline is yesterday's man or woman.You are what you eat - This is used to emphasise the importance of a good diet as a key to goodhealth.You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar - This means that it is easier to persuadepeople if you use polite arguments and flattery than if you are confrontational.You can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family - Some things you can choose,but others you cannot, so you have to try to make the best of what you have where you have nochoice.You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink - This idiom means you can offersomething to someone, like good advice, but you cannot make them take it.You can say that again - If you want to agree strongly with what someone has said, you can say'You can say that again' as a way of doing so.You can't fight City Hall - This phrase is used when one is so cynical that one doesn't think one canchange their Representatives. The phrase must have started with frustration towards a local body ofgovernment.You can't have cake and the topping, too - This idiom means that you can't have everything theway you want it, especially if your desires are contradictory.You can't have your cake and eat it - This idiom means that you can't have things both ways. Forexample, you can't have very low taxes and a high standard of state care.You can't hide elephants in mouse holes - means that some issues/problems/challenges cannot behidden/concealed but have to be faced and dealt with.You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear - If something isn't very good to start with, you can'tdo much to improve it.You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs - This idiom means that in order to achievesomething or make progress, there are often losers in the process.You can't take it with you - Enjoy life, enjoy what you have and don't worry about not having a lot,especially money...because once you're dead, 'you can't take it with you.' For some, it means to useup all you have before you die because it's no use to you afterwards.You can't teach an old dog new tricks - It is difficult to make someone change the way they dosomething when they have been doing it the same way for a long timeYou can't un-ring a bell - This means that once something has been done, you have to live with theconsequences as it can't be undone.You could have knocked me down with a feather - This idiom is used to mean that the person wasvery shocked or surprised.You do not get a dog and bark yourself - If there is someone in a lower position who can or shoulddo a task, then you shouldn't do it.You get what you pay for - Something that is very low in price is not usually of very good quality.You reap what you sow - This means that if you do bad things to people, bad things will happen toyou, or good things if you do good things. It is normally used when someone has done somethingbad.You said it!- Used to say you agree completely with something just said.You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours - This idiom means that if you do something for me, I'llreturn the favour.You what? - This is a very colloquial way of expressing surprise or disbelief at something you haveheard. It can also be used to ask someone to say something again.You're toast - If someone tells you that you are toast, you are in a lot of trouble.You've got rocks in your head - Someone who has acted with a lack of intelligence has rocks intheir head.You've made your bed- you'll have to lie in it - This means that someone will have to live with theconsequences of their own actions.Young blood - Young people with new ideas and fresh approaches are young blood.Young Turk - A Young Turk is a young person who is rebellious and difficult to control in a company,team or organisation.Your belly button is bigger than your stomach - If your belly button is bigger than your stomach,you take on more responsibilities than you can handle.Your call - If something is your call, it is up to you to make a decision on the matter.Your name is mud - If someone's name is mud, then they have a bad reputation.Your sins will find you out - This idiom means that things you do wrong will become known.Z idiomsZero hour- The time when something important is to begin is zero hour.Zero tolerance - If the police have a zero tolerance policy, they will not overlook any crime, no matterhow small or trivial.Zigged before you zagged - If you did things in the wrong order, you zigged before you zagged.Zip it - This is used to tell someone to be quiet.Zip your lip - If someone tells you to zip your lip, they want to to shut up or keep quiet aboutsomething. ('Zip it' is also used.)</blockquote>

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