Tag: popular expression

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 […]

December 18, 2014January 13, 2022Popular Expression

Kill Someone With Kindness

Kill Someone With Kindness =  When someone is angry at you, instead of getting angry back, you act extra nice to them. (This makes […]

December 4, 2014February 15, 2019Popular Expression

Chip On the Shoulder

Chip On the Shoulder   = hold a grudge, hold a bad feeling or hate against someone for something they did in […]

December 3, 2014March 4, 2020Popular Expression

Devil’s Advocate

Devil’s Advocate idiom:  playing {the} devil’s advocate   = a person who argues against something, not as an opponent (in disagreement), but […]

November 24, 2014October 21, 2015Popular Expression

Time Out

Time Out   = a time for rest from one’s usual work   *For children, a “time out” is considered punishment where […]

November 10, 2014February 25, 2020Popular Expression

Dime a Dozen

Dime a Dozen = something that is very common, easy to find, so it doesn’t have much value   ( dime [U.S. […]

November 5, 2014February 25, 2020Popular Expression

Tomato Tomahto.

Tomato Tomahto (different pronunciations of tomato) = expression for when someone feels that the same thing is being talked about by using […]

November 4, 2014February 25, 2020Popular Expression

In Over One’s Head

In Over One’s Head =  too deeply involved with someone or something, beyond what one can deal with Ex:  I’m so stressed […]

November 3, 2014February 23, 2024Popular Expression

Skeletons In the Closet

Skeletons In the Closet = an embarrassing fact that someone wants to keep secret Ex:  The priest seemed to be perfect, but […]

October 28, 2014February 25, 2020Popular Expression

Hush

Hush = be quiet Ex:  “Hush!”  I’m trying to speak.  No one else can talk. Ex:  “Hush!”  Students are not allowed to […]