Understand the meaning and usage of these Idioms.
Choose an idiom from the options that match each of the following statements: (miss the boat, a piece of cake, whole nine yards, last straw, steal someone’s thunder, it takes two to tango, hear something straight from the horse’s mouth, keep things at bay, let the cat out of the bag, picture paints a thousand […]
An idiom is a group of words which has a definite meaning that may be different from the meaning of individual words in the expression. e.g. Actions speak louder than words- It doesn’t mean that actions speak. It means that one can judge a person’s intentions better by his actions than what he says. Now, […]
A Dime a Dozen means cheap and common; something so much in abundance that it becomes valueless. This phrase seems to have originated sometime in the 1800s when dime, a ten cent coin, was already in circulation and a number of different foods were being sold for the the literal price of a dime a […]
At the drop of a hat means at the slightest provocation or without any delay Her baby cries at the drop of a hat. They are ready to fight at the drop of a hat. One waves hat in greeting or to express enthusiasm, throws in the air to mark a victory, raises to acknowledge […]
