Idiom of the day

FEBRUARY:

28.Ill at ease:
If someone is ill at ease, they are worried or uncomfortable.

27.Hang out to dry:
If you hang someone out to dry, you abandon them when they are in trouble.

26.Get along famously:
If people get along famously, they have an exceedingly good relationship.

25.Fall by the wayside:
To fall by the wayside is to give up or fail before completion.

24.Eat your heart out:
If someone tells you to eat your heart out, they are saying they are better than you at something.

23.Dead air:
When there is a period of total silence, there is dead air.

22.Call the tune:
The person who calls the tune makes the important decisions about something.

21.Back number:
Something that's a back number is dated or out of fashion.

20.All mod cons:
If something has all mod cons, it has all the best and most desirable features. It is an abbreviation of 'modern convenience' that was used in house adverts.

8.Zip your lip:
If someone tells you to zip your lip, they want to to shut up or keep quiet about something

7.You cant make a silk purse out of a sow's ear:
If something isn't very good to start with, you can't do much to improve it.

6.X-rated:
If something is x-rated, it is not suitable for children.

5.Walk a tightrope:
If you walk a tightrope, you have to be very careful not to annoy or anger people who could become enemies.

4.Volte- face:
If you do a volte-face on something, you make a sudden and complete change in your stance or position over an issue.


3.Under a cloud:
If someone is suspected of having done something wrong, they are under a cloud.

2.Take a nosedive:
When things take a nosedive, they decline very quickly and head towards disaster.

1.Second wind:
If you overcome tiredness and find new energy and enthusiasm, you have second wind.