Tag: idiom

[be] on cloud nine

extremely happy. (Read More)
touch base

to talk to someone for a short time to find… (Read More)
to the gills

fully; completely; totally. (Read More)
blow off steam

get rid of pent-up energy or strong emotion. (Read More)
pull [one’s] weight

to do your fair share of work that a group… (Read More)
a level playing field

a situation in which everyone has a fair and equal… (Read More)
bone of contention

a subject or issue over which there is continuing disagreement. (Read More)
bust [someone’s] balls

to tease or ridicule someone; to take the piss out… (Read More)
out of touch

not informed or not having the same ideas as most… (Read More)
It’s/That’s the story of my life.

said when something bad happens to you that has happened… (Read More)
the straw that breaks/broke the camel’s back

the last in a series of bad things that happen… (Read More)
throw/pour cold water on [something]

to be negative about someone’s ideas or plans. (Read More)