Idiom of the day

December

31)Pass The Buck:
Avoid responsibility by giving it to someone else.

30)When Pigs Fly :
Something that will never ever happen.

29)Everything But The Kitchen Sink:
Almost everything and anything has been included.

28)Ring Fencing:
Separated usual judgement to guarantee protection, especially project funds.

27)Nest Egg:
Savings set aside for future use.

26)Let Sleeping Dogs Lie:
To avoid restarting a conflict.

25)Down To The Wire:
Something that ends at the last minute or last few seconds.

24)Keep your chin up:
To remain joyful in a tough situation.

23)Queer the pitch:
Destroy or ruin a plan.

22)Go Down Like A Lead Balloon:
To be received badly by an audience.

21)Get Your Walking Papers:
Get fired from a job.

20)Close but no Cigar:
To be very near and almost accomplish a goal, but fall short.

19)New York Minute:
A minute that seems to go by quickly, especially in a fast paced environment.

18)Southpaw:
Someone who is left-handed.

17)The Best Of Both Worlds:
There are two choices and you have them both.

16)Twenty three skidoo:
To be turned away.

15)Water Under The Bridge:
Anything from the past that isn't significant or important anymore.

14)Dry Run:
Rehearsal.

13)Can't Cut The Mustard :
Someone who isn't adequate enough to compete or participate.

12)All Greek to me:
Meaningless and incomprehensible like someone who cannot read, speak, or understand any of the Greek language would be.

11)Cast Iron Stomach:
Someone who has no problems, complications or ill effects with eating anything or drinking anything.

10)From Rags To Riches:
To go from being very poor to being very wealthy.

09)X marks the spot:
A phrase that is said when someone finds something he/she has been looking for.

08)A Chip On Your Shoulder:
Being upset for something that happened in the past.

07)A Doubting Thomas:
A skeptic who needs physical or personal evidence in order to believe something.

06)Between A Rock And A Hard Place:
Stuck between two very bad options.

05)Mum's the word:
To keep quiet. To say nothing.

04)Devil's Advocate:
Someone who takes a position for the sake of argument without believing in that particular side of the arguement. It can also mean one who presents a counter argument for a position they do believe in, to another debater.


03) A Taste Of Your Own Medicine:
When you are mistreated the same way you mistreat others.

02) Buy A Lemon:
To purchase a vehicle that constantly gives problems or stops running after you drive it away.

01)On Pins And Needles:
Anxious or nervous, especially in anticipation of something.