摘要: Something that is as high as a kite is way up in the air. Example: "The ball got stuck up there on the roof. It's as high as a kite." High can also mean that you are having a good time, in high spi[阅读全文]

摘要: A person who has been "around the block" has experience, because they have been to different places and done different things. Example: "Don't think you can fool me so easily: I have been around t[阅读全文]

摘要: Two people next to each other with their arms locked together are arm in arm. Example: "Look at all the happy couples here, walking arm in arm." You slip your arm beneath the arm of the other person[阅读全文]

摘要: You have "an axe to grind" with someone when you are angry with that person and you plan to confront them. Example: "Tell your brother that I have an axe to grind with him!" Saying you have "an a[阅读全文]

摘要: An arm and a leg is a high price to pay. Example: "How much did you pay for that watch?" Answer: "An arm and a leg." Something that is costing you an arm and a leg costs too much. Example: "I hav[阅读全文]

摘要: Something which seems valuable at first may turn out to be worthless. Example: "Be careful when shopping for your new car; all that glitters is not gold!" Just because something appears valuable doe[阅读全文]

摘要: Someone who is very awkward and clumbsy is all thumbs. Example: Hey! You are pouring my coffee on the table!" Reply: "Oh, I'm so sorry! I have been all thumbs today." The hand works best when four[阅读全文]

摘要: Something is all Greek to you when it is so hard to understand that it is like reading a foreign (Greek) language. Example: "Can you read these instructions?" Reply: "No. It's all Greek to me." W[阅读全文]

摘要: People who are all in the same boat must work as a team because they face the same challenges together. Example: "We can't fight against each other. We need to work together. We're all in the same[阅读全文]

摘要: You go against the grain when you make life more difficult by acting against the wishes of others. Example: "Why can't you just do it the way everyone else does? Why do you always have to go against[阅读全文]

摘要: People who are all bark and no bite threaten to do things that they are not really willing or able to do. Example: "That new manager threatened to fire me again, but I know he won't do it. He's all[阅读全文]

摘要: You add fuel to the fire when you do something that makes a bad situation worse. Example: "When those two are fighting, I don't get involved. It only adds fuel to the fire." A conflict between two[阅读全文]

摘要: You are working against the clock when you are trying to finish your work within a limited amount of time. Example: "We worked against the clock all day to get that report done by five." You often c[阅读全文]

摘要: "Absence makes the heart grow fonder" means that the time you spend away from one you love makes you love that person even more. Example: "Does it bother you that your husband goes away on long bus[阅读全文]

摘要: "Actions speak louder than words" means that your actions (what you do) communicate more clearly than your words (what you say). It is as if they were louder than words. "Actions speak louder than[阅读全文]

摘要: You do "an about face" when you begin facing one direction, then you turn completely to face in the opposite direction. Example: "If you ever discover that you are walking down a dangerous street,[阅读全文]

摘要: When something is a "toss-up", we are not sure what the result will be. The analogy is to tossing a coin as a way of making a decision. When "flipping" (or "tossing") a coin there is a 50 percen[阅读全文]

摘要: "A wolf in sheep's clothing" is a dangerous person pretending to be harmless. Example: "I want you to stay away from that boy. He's a wolf in sheep's clothing." "A wolf in sheep's clothing"[阅读全文]

摘要: Someone gives you "a taste of your own medicine" when they act towards you the same way you act towards others in order to teach you a lesson about the way you are acting. If a man acts rudely to ot[阅读全文]

摘要: A slap on the wrist is a punishment that is very mild. Example: "He should be in jail for what he did, but he got off with just a slap on the wrist." When the punishment turns out to be less than wa[阅读全文]