English idiom Archives - English idiom

english idiom too many cooks spoil the broth

08 Sep

Too many cooks spoil the broth [proverb]

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Meaning: it means if two or more than two people be responsible for one task, it's doomed to be failure. Examples: If two c...

05 Sep

freeze one’s buns off (to) [exp]

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Harold Walker

Meaning: to say that the weather is very chilly and you are cold so that your body is frozen in an exaggerated way. to feel extr...

04 Sep

beefy [adj]

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Harold Walker

Meaning: a beefy man or woman is big, strong, muscular or hunk. Examples: Micheal goes to the gym and works out twice a day...

english idiom something doesn’t smell right

02 Sep

something doesn’t smell right [exp]

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Harold Walker

Meaning: When something makes you think that something bad or illegal is happening. Examples: I see suspicious actions in t...

english idiom to be as wrinkled as a prune

01 Sep

wrinkled as a prune (to be as) [exp]

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Harold Walker

Meaning: To be very wrinkled similar to a prune. Examples: I soaked my hands in the pool for an hour and the skin of my pal...

27 Aug

For corn sake! [interj]

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Harold Walker

Meaning: a word, phrase or exclamation to express your feeling of surprise. (like "Holy crap!") Examples: You climbed over ...

english idiom to dangle a carrot in front of someone

27 Aug

carrot in front of someone (to dangle a) [exp]

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Harold Walker

Meaning: to try to persuade someone to do something by showing something attractive. Examples: I won't come back to that of...

14 Aug

total a car (to) [exp]

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Harold Walker

Meaning: to smash the car into pieces in an accident. to shatter a car into pieces. to completely damage a car in an accident...

08 Aug

break a date (to) [exp]

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Harold Walker

Meaning: To call off a lovely visit or date. Examples: Oh! I'm sorry! I have to break today's date. I have to come back hom...

05 Aug

blow a test (to) [exp]

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Harold Walker

Meaning: Get a bad grade in a test or do that very bad. Examples: I wonder why I aced my German exam at first semester, but...