English Idioms

2021-05-06 08:00:27 Throw In The Towel

Meaning:-
To give up, to admit failure.

Usage:-
After fifteen unsuccessful attempts to start a business, John finally threw in the towel.

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2021-05-05 08:00:31 Throw (Someone) Under The Bus

Meaning:-
To sacrifice someone who you had previously supported or agreed with.

Usage:-
I thought she was my friend, until she threw me under the bus and told our manager that the project’s failure was my fault.”

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2021-05-04 08:01:24 Throw Oneself At

Meaning:-
Someone who is really desperate to be romantically involved with another person may “throw himself/herself” at that person – it means to do things that make your romantic/sexual interest extremely obvious. This is generally used with a negative connotation – it’s not considered something admirable to do.

Usage:-
Abigail can’t stand being single – she’s been throwing herself at every guy she meets ever since Brad broke up with her.”

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2021-05-03 08:00:26 A Stone’s Throw From

Meaning:-
Very close, not far away.

Usage:-
Our hotel was just a stone’s throw from the beach – we could walk there in less than 5 minutes.

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2021-05-02 09:01:11 Dead wood :

Meaning:-
People or things which are no longer useful or necessary.

Usage:-
The company bought in a lot of new computers. They no longer want the dead woods.

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2021-05-01 07:30:48 Plum job :

Meaning:-
Desirable position which is well-paid and considered relatively easy .

Usage:-
This looks like a plum job but it has its own bunch of complications.

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2021-04-30 17:37:08 Get the axe :

Meaning:-
Lose the job.

Usage:-
The projects team was undergoing a major restructuring, recruitment executives were the first to get the axe.

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2021-04-30 07:07:50 Idiom:
To hold off:

Means:
to delay, or to be delayed, in occurring (S) This idiom has the same meaning as to put off (to postpone), when a noun or pronoun is used as an object, as in the second example.

Examples:
- If the rain holds off for a few more days, they can finish planting the rest of the crop.

- The judge agreed to hold off making a decision until new evidence could be introduced into court.

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2021-04-29 19:10:19 Shape up or ship out :

Meaning:-
This expression is used to warn someone that if they do not improvetheir ways, they will have to leave their job.

Usage:-
When Tom started neglecting the customers, he was told to shape up or ship out.

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2021-04-29 19:10:13 Golden handshake :

Meaning:-
Big sum of money given to a person when they leave a company or retire.

Usage:-
The management of various PSUs wanted to cut down on the man power. They offered a golden hand shake to many of their aged employees.

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