GOOD SAMARITAN The phrase, “Good Samaritan” is often used as a metaphor to describe someone who is...
Day: January 23, 2022
GOLDEN AGE The Golden Age is the age in which people are most actively productive. This phrase...
GO UP IN SMOKE This idiom means to be lost, wasted, or destroyed. It usually refers to...
GO TO POT/SEED The phrase “GO TO POT” is used in the sense of the phrase “going...
GO OVERBOARD The idiom to go overboard typically means to take an action that’s excessive. For example,...
GET OFF THE DEEP END The phrase “get off the deep end” is an idiom that typically...
GO HAYWIRE The idiom “go haywire” translates to “to go wrong” or “to malfunction”. The term is...
GO BANANAS [DRIVE (SOMEONE) BANANAS] The idiom “go bananas” is a colloquial way of saying to go...
GIVE (SOMEONE) THE SHIRT OFF (ONE’S) BACK The idiom “give someone the shirt off one’s back” means...
GIVE (SOMEONE) A TASTE OF (HIS/HER) OWN MEDICINE Giving someone a taste of their own medicine is...
GIVE (SOMEONE) A RING If someone is giving someone a ring, it can mean they are proposing...
GIVE (ONE’S) RIGHT (BODY PART) FOR/TO DO (SOMETHING) The idiom “give (one’s) right body part” to do...
GET/LEND (SOMEONE) A HAND Many people have the idiom “to lend someone a hand” meaning to lend...
GET/GIVE (SOMEONE) THE SHORT END OF THE STICK The idiom “give someone the short end of the...
GET/GIVE (SOMEONE) THE GO-AHEAD To give someone the go-ahead is to show approval for an idea or...
GET UP ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE BED Getting up on the wrong side of the...
GET TO THE BOTTOM OF (SOMETHING) To get to the bottom of something is to understand its...
GET/GIVE THE GO-AHEAD The phrase “go ahead” is a common idiomatic response to someone’s request for permission...
GET (SOMETHING) OFF (ONE’S) CHEST To get something off one’s chest is to unload a burden or...
GET (ONE’S) SECOND WIND The idiom “Get one’s second wind” refers to the feeling one gets after...
