Idiom: Salt away
Meaning : Save money
Usage : My father's uncle salted away thousands of dollars
before he died.
Idioms by alphabet
Meaning : Help
Usage : He was a real friend to see me through my long
illness.
Idioms by alphabet
Idiom : Plastic
Meaning : Credit card
Usage : Oh, no! I forgot to get any cash! I hope this
restaurant accepts plastic
Idiom : Point blank
Meaning : Clearly
Usage : She refused point blank to
help him.
Idiom : Easy as pie
Meaning : To say that something is easy as pie means that it
is very easy to do.
Usage : How did the English test go? - No problem - it was
easy as pie!
Idiom : Egg someone on
Meaning : If you egg somebody on, you urge or strongly
encourage them to do something.
Usage : She didn't really want to learn to drive but her
children kept egging her on.
Idiom : Every dog has its day
Meaning : This expression means that everyone can be successful at
something at some time
in their life.
Usage : I didn't win this time, but I'll be lucky one day.
Every dog has its day!
Idiom : Back someone
Meaning : Support
Usage : Bill is expecting us to back him up at the meeting tomorrow.
Idiom : Face the music
Meaning : If you have to face the music, you have to accept
the unpleasant consequences of
your actions.
Usage : He was caught stealing. Now he has to face the music
Idiom : Call in question
Meaning : Challenge, express a doubt about
Usage : Whatever else one may say of him, no one dare call
in question his honesty of
purpose
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