Tag: idiom

strike a chord

affect or stir someone’s emotions. (Read More)
from the get-go

from the very beginning. (Read More)
put [someone] on the spot

If you put someone on the spot, you cause them… (Read More)
get under [someone’s] skin

annoy or irritate someone intensely. (Read More)
be/sound like a broken record

to say the same thing many times. (Read More)
go to town

do something thoroughly, enthusiastically, or extravagantly. (Read More)
spur-of-the-moment

done without planning in advance; impulsive. (Read More)
sink [one’s] teeth into [something]

to become completely involved in something. (Read More)
flip the script

to do something completely differently or in the opposite way… (Read More)
in a pickle

to be in a difficult situation. (Read More)
clear the air

defuse or clarify an angry, tense, or confused situation by… (Read More)
get [something] off [one’s] chest

say something that one has wanted to say for a… (Read More)