English Idioms ™

2022-10-06 11:03:18 cut coat according to cloth



Meaning
adapt to one’s circumstances, make sure one’s plans are appropriate to one’s resources (If you cut your coat according to your cloth, you only buy things that you have sufficient money to pay for.)


For example

Of course, we’d love a luxurious car, but we have to cut our coat according to our cloth.

We can't go to Paris for a honeymoon. We will have to cut our coats according to our cloth.

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2022-09-30 07:01:26 cross that bridge when we come to it



Meaning
You can say "we'll cross that bridge when we come to it" if someone mentions a problem that might occur in the future, but you want them to think about what's happening now instead.


For example

Martin asked what we'd do if our new company couldn't find good staff when we needed to expand, and I said we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.

Jenny worries too much about things that might happen in the future, so people are always saying "We'll cross that bridge when we come to it" to her.


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2022-09-18 21:14:47 under your own steam



Meaning
If you do something under your own steam, you do it without anybody's help.


For example

Don't worry about arranging transport for us. We can get there under our own steam.

Roger thinks he can get to the top under his own steam and doesn't think he needs a coach to help him.

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2022-09-14 13:02:07 an eye for an eye



Meaning
the idea that a person who causes another person to suffer should suffer in an equal amount


For example

Those were the days when it was a case of an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.

I’ll return damage to my car by damage to his car. An eye for an eye.


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2022-09-12 19:45:21 off the top of your head



Meaning
If you give someone information off the top of your head, you do so from memory, without checking beforehand.


For example

I can't tell you Maxine's phone number off the top of my head. I'll have to check.

I don't know for sure, but off the top of my head I'd say that renting a two-bedroom apartment would cost about a thousand dollars a week.


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2022-09-11 14:06:25 the ball is in your court


Meaning
It’s up to you; it’s your move now, but this idiom refers to life rather than a sport. If you’ve got the ‘ball,’ the decision is yours and someone is waiting for your decision.




For example


I did what I could, and now the ball is in your court.


I think I’ve done more than enough to save our marriage. The ball is in your court now.


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2022-09-09 09:19:25 (your) heart goes out to (someone)

Meaning
If your heart goes out to someone, you feel great sympathy for them.




For example


We're so sorry to hear of your loss, and our hearts go out to you in this difficult time.


My heart went out to Kerry when I heard that her dog had died. I know how much she loved him.


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2022-09-05 22:16:04 beat around the bush




Meaning
If you beat around the bush, you avoid saying what you mean, usually because it is uncomfortable


For example

When I asked George whether he knew who had taken the files from my desk, he started beating around the bush and refused to give me a direct answer.

If you want to ask me, just ask; don’t beat around the bush.

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2022-08-25 22:16:08 make a mountain out of a molehill




Meaning
If you make a mountain out of a molehill, you make a small problem seem to be a much bigger problem.


For example

You've just got a cold so stop making a mountain out of a molehill. You're not going to die from it!

Come on, you only lost $10. It's not that much, so I think you might be making a mountain out of a molehill.


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2022-08-04 10:49:03 brenner


Meaning
is a combination of "breakfast" and "dinner" and refers to breakfast foods are consumed during dinnertime. It typically includes eggs, toast, sausage, or bacon.


Examples:
Its getting late, have you had dinner - I did not. I will grab some brenner at any place that's open at the crack of dawn.

Any dinner is great when it becomes brenner.


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