English Idioms

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2021-09-20 08:35:11 IDIOM

scream (one's) head off

》To scream or yell very loudly and lengthily.

Suzy screamed her head off when I told her she couldn't have an ice cream cone.
The stadium was packed with fans screaming their heads off for the popular band.
Don't bother listening to the crazies who stand on street corners and scream their heads off at passersby.

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2021-09-19 23:11:43 IDIOM

scare (someone) silly

》To shock or frighten someone very suddenly and/or severely. (Hyperbolically alludes to frightening someone so severely as to cause them to lose their mind.)

Don't sneak up on me like that, you scared me silly! That car accident seems to have scared Janet silly—she's still shaken by it.

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2021-09-19 18:03:22 IDIOM

be rushed off (one's) feet

》To be exceptionally busy, especially to an exhausting or exasperating degree; to be made to work very hard and very quickly.

We have three parties of 40 scheduled for the dining room this evening, so all of our servers are going to be rushed off their feet. With three young kids, it's hard to remember a time when I wasn't rushed off my feet.

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2021-09-19 17:05:02 romp home

》To deftly or easily win a race, contest, or competition.

Primarily heard in UK. With her arch-rival out of commission with a pulled hamstring, the defending champion romped home at the Olympics once again. Showing their utter superiority on the pitch, the boys in blue look set to romp home to a 6–2 victory.

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2021-09-19 16:47:13 a quick fix (INFORMAL)

》If something is a quick fix, it's a quick and easy, but usually short-term, solution to a problem.

Tania wants to lose weight, but she wants a quick fix like taking a pill instead of eating better and exercising more.
I can tie your car's exhaust pipe up with a bit of wire, but it's just a quick fix. You'll have to get it fixed properly as soon as possible.

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2021-09-19 15:52:48 Idiom of the Day

a drop in the bucket AmE

Meaning:
If an amount is a drop in the bucket, it's a very small portion of the amount that's needed.

For example:

Our government's sending a thousand tons of food, but that's just a drop in the bucket compared to what's needed.
I know twenty dollars is just a drop in the bucket, but if everyone gave that much it'd make a big difference.

Note: The British and Australian equivalent is "a drop in the ocean".

Variety: This idiom is typically used in American English but may be used in other varieties of English too.
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2021-09-19 07:52:28 Phrasal Verb of the Day

Crowd Around

Meaning:
The phrasal verb 'crowd around' describes when people surround someone or something, especially because they want to see what is happening.
People usually 'crowd around' when someone has been injured, if there is something interesting or exciting to see, or if they are trying to hear someone speak.

For example:

The children were crowding around the small mouse, trying to see whether it was still alive or not.
The followers crowded around their leader to hear him speak.
The noun 'crowd' is a group of people who have gathered together to do something.
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