Important Idioms

Idiom: Jolly good time Meaning : Time of happiness Usage: I have a jolly good time in company of my family.

Idiom : Lame excuse Meaning : Unacceptable lies Usage: You should not make lame excuses to avoid work.

Idiom : Lay something on Meaning : Provide Usage : As soon as he breathed his last, the nurse laid a cloth on him

Idiom : Look into something Meaning : Investigate Usage : I'll have to look into that matter

Idiom : Look on Meaning : Watch inactively Usage: The beating took place while a policeman looked on.

Idiom : Look over someone / something Meaning : Examine Usage: I think you had better have the doctor look you over.

Idiom : Look something up Meaning : Try to find in dictionary Usage: If you don't know the meaning of the word, look it up in your dictionary.

Idiom : Lousy Meaning : Terrible Usage : Why did you speak so rudely to your grandmother? That was a lousy thing to do!

Idiom : Get a grip Meaning : To control your emotions Usage : Come on, get a grip, we've got an important meeting in five minutes

Idiom : Jump to conclusions Meaning : Decide something too quickly and without thinking about it Usage: Jumping the conclusion may harm in the long run.

Idiom: Salt away Meaning : Save money Usage : My father's uncle salted away thousands of dollars before he died. Idioms by alphabet

Idiom : See someone through Meaning : Help Usage : He was a real friend to see me through my long illness. Idioms by alphabet

Idiom : Plastic Meaning : Credit card Usage : Oh, no! I forgot to get any cash! I hope this restaurant accepts plastic

Idiom : Point blank Meaning : Clearly Usage : She refused point blank to help him.

Idiom : Easy as pie Meaning : To say that something is easy as pie means that it is very easy to do. Usage : How did the English test go? - No problem - it was easy as pie!

Idiom : Egg someone on Meaning : If you egg somebody on, you urge or strongly encourage them to do something. Usage : She didn't really want to learn to drive but her children kept egging her on.

Idiom : Every dog has its day Meaning : This expression means that everyone can be successful at something at some time in their life. Usage : I didn't win this time, but I'll be lucky one day. Every dog has its day!

Idiom : Back someone Meaning : Support  Usage : Bill is expecting us to back him up at the meeting tomorrow.

Idiom : Face the music Meaning : If you have to face the music, you have to accept the unpleasant consequences of your actions. Usage : He was caught stealing. Now he has to face the music

Idiom : Call in question Meaning : Challenge, express a doubt about Usage : Whatever else one may say of him, no one dare call in question his honesty of purpose