Tag: English idioms

Learn more idioms and expressions in American English. The language of American English is different from British English, and learning American English idioms will help you improve your communication skills.…

GOOD SAMARITAN The phrase, “Good Samaritan” is often used as a metaphor to describe someone who is helpful and does good actions for others. The Good Samaritan was kind unto…

GOLDEN AGE The Golden Age is the age in which people are most actively productive. This phrase derives from the idea that there was a literal Golden Age, or that…

GO TO POT/SEED The phrase “GO TO POT” is used in the sense of the phrase “going to ruin”. It is mostly used when one perceives something as being “already…

GO OVERBOARD The idiom to go overboard typically means to take an action that’s excessive. For example, if someone says they’re going to be too busy with work and can’t…

GET OFF THE DEEP END The phrase “get off the deep end” is an idiom that typically means to become unstable, agitated, or worrisome relative to a given situation. For…

GO HAYWIRE The idiom “go haywire” translates to “to go wrong” or “to malfunction”. The term is most commonly used in the sense of one’s emotions, like when they are…

GO BANANAS [DRIVE (SOMEONE) BANANAS] The idiom “go bananas” is a colloquial way of saying to go crazy, often in the context of going crazy over something humorous. The idiomatic…

GIVE (SOMEONE) THE SHIRT OFF (ONE’S) BACK The idiom “give someone the shirt off one’s back” means to give someone something of great value, even if it means impoverishing oneself.…

GIVE (SOMEONE) A TASTE OF (HIS/HER) OWN MEDICINE Giving someone a taste of their own medicine is short for the phrase “to serve someone as they deserve.” This expression may…