Idioms & Phrases

2022-01-31 18:00:23 Proverb

Where there is smoke there is fire

Meaning : if there is evidence of a problem then there probably is a problem.

There is much gossip about the company and where there is smoke there is fire, so probably the gossip is true. Open / Comment

2022-01-30 18:00:18 To swim against the tide


Meaning : to do the opposite of what most other people are doing

My friend always acts differently and likes to swim against the tide.

The small company likes to swim against the tide and their products are very unique. Open / Comment

2022-01-30 18:00:18 Proverb

Silence is golden

Meaning :sometimes it is better to say nothing than to speak

The man is wise and is careful when he speaks. He believes that silence ,is golden.

The company manager believes that silence is golden and he chooses what he says carefully. Open / Comment

2022-01-30 18:00:18 Throw good money after bad


Meaning: waste more money after already spending money on the same thing.


Examples :

I do not want to throw good money after bad so I will not pay more money to fix my car.

It is throwing good money after bad to spend more money on the new stadium. Open / Comment

2022-01-28 18:00:30 An educated guess

An educated guess it means a guess that is based on one's knowledge or facts

The teacher asked the students to take an educated guess to find the correct answer.

It is difficult to know how much the new stadium will cost but we can make an educated guess. Open / Comment

2022-01-28 18:00:30 Run an errand

Run an errand it means to make a short trip to do a specific thing

The boy will run an errand for his mother and then meet his friend.

The man has to run an errand before going to work.

The woman has several errands to run before the birthday party. Open / Comment

2022-01-28 18:00:30 To swim against the tide

To swim against the tide it means to do the opposite of what most other people are doing.

My friend always acts differently and likes to swim against the tide.

The small company likes to swim against the tide and their products are very unique. Open / Comment

2022-01-28 13:35:09 jog your memory

Meaning: If something jogs your memory, it helps you to remember something.

For example:

The song really jogged my memory and I could clearly picture the scene thirty years ago when my friends and I first heard it.

The police had a sketch of the suspect drawn and showed it to people in the area in the hope of jogging their memories.



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2022-01-28 13:35:09 upset the applecart

Meaning: If you upset the applecart, you do something that causes trouble or upsets someone's plans.

For example:

The Stones upset the applecart by pulling out of the music festival. They were going to be the main act.

Kelly's sister really upset the applecart when she told Kelly that she'd seen her husband waiting for someone in a hotel lobby when he was supposed to be in New York.



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2022-01-28 13:35:09 up for grabs

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Meaning: If something is up for grabs, it's available for anyone who wants to try to get it.

For example:

Do you remember when all the best website URLs were still up for grabs? Anyone could get one just by being the first person to claim it.

There are some great prizes up for grabs in their latest competition.

Origin: Possibly related to the idea of someone throwing a lot of banknotes into the air, and many people reaching up trying to grab them. As such, the banknotes are "up for grabs".



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