#IDIOM DICTIONARY FOR MAC DICTIONARY SKIN#
It can be used when companies, governments, etc, change their position on an issue.Ībove board 99 If things are done above board, they are carried out in a legal and proper manner.Īchilles' heel 99 A person's weak spot is their Achilles' heel.Īcid test An acid test is something that proves whether something is good, effective, etc, or not.Īcross the board 99 If something applies to everybody, it applies across the board.Īgainst the Grain 99 If doing something goes against the grain, you're unwilling to do it because it contradicts what you believe in, but you have no real choice.Īhead of the pack 99 If you are ahead of the pack, you have made more progress than your rivals.Īlbatross around your neck 9 An albatross around, or round, your neck is a problem resulting from something you did that stops you from being successful.Īll and sundry 9 This idiom is a way of emphasizing 'all', like saying 'each and every one'.Īll hell broke loose 99 When all hell breaks loose, there is chaos, confusion and trouble.Īll over the place 99 If something is completely disorganized or confused, it is all over the place.Īll over the shop 9 If something is completely disorganized or confused, it is all over the shop.Īll skin and bone 9 If a person is very underweight, they are all skin and bone, or bones.Īll talk and no trousers (UK) Someone who is all talk and no trousers, talks about doing big, important things, but doesn't take any action.Īll the tea in China 99 If someone won't do something for all the tea in China, they won't do it no matter how much money they are offered.Īlter ego An alter ego is a very close and intimate friend.
'A fool and his money are easily parted' is an alternative form of the idiom.Ī OK 99 If things are A OK, they are absolutely fine.Ī poor man's something Something or someone that can be compared to something or someone else, but is not as good is a poor man's version a writer who uses lots of puns but isn't very funny would be a poor man's Oscar Wilde.Ī1 99 If something is A1, it is the very best or finest.Ībide by a decision 99 If you abide by a decision, you accept it and comply with it, even though you might disagree with it.Ībout face 99 If someone changes their mind completely, this is an about face. This idiom means that people who aren't careful with their money spend it quickly. If something is excessive or annoying, it is a bit much. Click alphabet header LETTER to return to Table of Contents. Please note that idioms marked with 99 are more common and 9 a little less common and with no mark much less common in North American circles. Here, we have a dictionary of 1059 English idiomatic expressions with definitions. 49Īn idiom is a phrase where the words together have a meaning that is different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words, which can make them hard for ESL students and learners to understand. Microsoft Word - Dictionary of English Idioms.docĭictionary of English Idioms & Idiomatic Expressions Dictionary of English Idioms & Idiomatic Expressions.
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