Category: Popular Expression

January 21, 2015February 25, 2020Popular Expression

Cliché

Cliché  (or cliche) * pronounced klee-shay (noun) =  a word, expression, idea, or artistic element that has been overused so much that […]

January 20, 2015February 25, 2020Popular Expression

Bark Up the Wrong Tree

Bark Up the Wrong Tree   = picking the wrong person to do, to listen or to accept something Ex:  I can’t […]

January 20, 2015February 25, 2020Popular Expression

Throw Someone Off

Throw Someone Off = to interrupt, confuse or mislead someone IMPORTANT NOTE:  This meaning of “throw someone off” is an idiom.  It […]

January 19, 2015February 21, 2024Popular Expression

When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going

When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going   = when the situation becomes difficult, the strong people will work harder […]

January 14, 2015February 25, 2020Popular Expression

Out Cold

Out Cold   = unconscious, passed out from being intoxicated, sound asleep   Ex:  I fell off my bike and hit my […]

January 13, 2015February 25, 2020Popular Expression

Stick In the Mud

Stick In the Mud =  a person who is dull, unadventurous, and who resists change Ex:  My brother is always being a […]

January 13, 2015February 25, 2020Popular Expression

Fair and Square

Fair and Square (adverb) =  honestly and straightforwardly, totally fair, no cheating Ex:  As much as I didn’t like the other team, they […]

January 9, 2015February 25, 2020Popular Expression

Doing “It”

Doing “It” = having sex (“Doing it” may be preferred to say by some conservative people who may be embarrassed to say […]

January 5, 2015February 25, 2020Popular Expression

Eat One’s Words

Eat One’s Words   =  to have to take back a statement, confess that one’s prediction was wrong Ex:  He couldn’t wait […]

December 22, 2014April 13, 2023Popular Expression

Get Your Feet Wet

Get Your Feet Wet = to get a little first time experience doing something (Imagine a cold or hot pool.  Instead of […]