Don’t Throw the Baby Out With the Bathwater
Don’t Throw the Baby Out With the Bathwater = when you want to improve something, don’t remove the good parts with the […]
Category: Popular Expression
On Fire
On Fire = doing very good, a streak of good results (“On fire” is used often to describe athletes who are on […]
Knock Yourself Out
Knock Yourself Out = go for it, try to do something yourself *IMPORTANT NOTE: This meaning of “knock yourself out” doesn’t […]
Take (Something) With a Grain of Salt
Take (Something) With a Grain of Salt = view something with skepticism, or do not take something literally Ex: Uncle John loves […]
Cooler Heads Prevail
Cooler Heads Prevail = calmer people have a greater chance to succeed or have influence on events Ex: Everybody thought the two men […]
Excuse My French
Excuse My French = I’m sorry for saying a curse word Ex: I fucking hate Mondays! “Excuse my French.” Ex: I don’t […]
Jump to Conclusions
Jump to Conclusions = to judge or decide something without having all the facts Ex: Please study all the facts before you […]
Hit Home
Hit Home = understanding something completely, forces you to understand something unpleasant Ex: My girlfriend’s negative comments about my smoking habit really […]
Cut To the Chase
Cut To the Chase = get to the point without wasting time. Leave out unnecessary details and focus on what is important. […]
You Snooze, You Lose
You Snooze You Lose = if you wait you will miss out on getting/ doing something *The snooze button is the button […]