HOLD WATER

HOLD WATER - BE TRUE

If your argument holds water, it appears to be valid.

e.g.

 But there are times when this theory just does not hold water.

https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/not-hold-water

HATS OFF

HATS OFF - THANK AND PRAISE SOMEONE FOR DOING SOMETHING HELPFUL

TAKE YOUR HATS OFF TO SOMEONE (V)

PAY TRIBUTE/RESPECT AND PRAISE SOMEONE

e.g.


I take my hats off” to her- as my people over her say. Our own Dibaba has been a constant pride too. Apart from what she can do in the race and ...

https://ecadforum.com/blog/london-olympics-2012-lessons-and-assessments/amp/

THE CAT IS OUT OF THE BAG

THE CAT IS OUT OF THE BAG

e.g.

I was trying to keep the party a secret, but Mel went and let the cat out of the bag.

MEANING: REVEAL A SECRET

NOT FAR OFF THE MARK

NOT FAR OFF THE MARK = NOT TOO WRONG


e.g.

For a review, let's turn to Doug Mataconis, who also didn't think much of the anti-incumbent hype, said so, and then found his prediction to be not far off the mark.

https://ludwig.guru/s/be+not+far+off+the+mark

TOSS-UP

MEANING:

SITUATION IN WHICH ALL OUTCOMES ARE EQUALLY ATTRACTIVE

e.g.

They had a tough time selecting the team for the big match. In the end, it was a toss-up between having the most experienced players and having a youthful team full of raw energy. 

https://www.theidioms.com/toss-up/#:~:text=They%20had%20a%20tough%20time,I%20am%20going%20to%20buy.

COME/GET DOWN OFF YOUR HIGH HORSE

COME DOWN OFF YOUR HIGH HORSE

GET DOWN OFF YOUR HIGH HORSE

(STOP BEHAVING AS IF YOU WERE SUPERIOR)

e.g.


It is time for the intellectuals to get down off their high horses and to really take the struggle into the ghettoes.

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/pt/dictionary/english/to-get-off-your-high-horse

DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH

DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH

MEANING:

IT IS SAID WHEN SOMETHING IS UNLIKELY TO HAPPEN; DON'T EXPECT SOMETHING TO HAPPEN.

ROAST

MEANING:

CRITICIZE SOMEONE. TELL SOMEBODY OFF; RIDICULE; GIVE A SARCASTIC COMEBACK

e.g.


“His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday”


https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/roast

COME ON TO

COME ON TO

MAKE (SEXUAL) ADVANCES TOWARD SOMEONE.

KEEP YOUR EAR TO THE GROUND

MEANING: PAY ATTENTION TO GATHER INFORMATION; BE ALERT TO INFORMATION ON A SPECIFIC TOPIC

e.g.

A: "I'm not sure what's going to happen with this merger, so I'm keeping an ear to the ground." B: "Please let me know if you hear anything." I know Kim is keeping her ear to the ground in case word gets out about the promotion.

SHOT IN THE DARK

SHOT IN THE DARK 

It means an attempt to make a guess about something with very little information or knowledge.

e.g.

It was a wild shot in the dark, but it turned out to be exactly right.

SHED LIGHT

SHED LIGHT =  REVEAL DETAILS, HELP CLARIFY OR UNDERSTAND.

RUB SALT IN THE WOUND

RUB SALT IN THE WOUND - MAKE A BAD SITUATION EVEN WORSE (by restating or reminding other people of their failures or shortcomings.

e.g.

 I am sorry you feel I am rubbing salt in your wounds... I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU. I hope one day you can see that and I hope you can trust in my as I have always trusted in YOU! LOVE ALWAYS!!!

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/558376053781309335/

PULL A PRANK

PULL A PRANK = CARRY OUT A PRACTICAL JOKE, A TRICK.

Many of my friends enjoy pulling pranks on others on April 1st. (April's Fool Day)

e.g

I pulled a prank on a coworker — and it ended badly

https://www.askamanager.org/2014/04/i-pulled-a-prank-on-a-coworker-and-it-ended-badly.html

ARMCHAIR QUARTERBACK

An armchair quarterback is someone who offers advice, especially about football, but never shows that they could actually do any better.

https://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/armchair+quarterback.html#:~:text=An%20armchair%20quarterback%20is%20someone,could%20actually%20do%20any%20better.

or

"Armchair quarterback" is an idiom that originated in the United States. It refers to someone who doesn't participate in an action but still makes judgments about it. The phrase takes its meaning from the fact that a quarterback is the player in the American sport of football who controls much of the game.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/its-real-easy-armchair-quarterback-marc-medley

GET THE BOOT

MEANING:

GET KICKED OUT OF SOMEWHERE;  GET EVICTED; GET FIRED. 

e.g.


Some tenants are getting the boot because they were unable to pay rent. They had to shut their business and have no other source of income.

or

 I am sorry for your husband and children, but I have to give you the boot. They said I couldn't do the job and gave me the boot. 

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/give_someone_the_boot

STRETCH YOUR DOLLAR

MEANING:

MAKE YOUR DOLLARS GO FURTHER, ALLOWING TO BUY MORE GOODS; BE FRUGAL.
USING DIFFERENT STRATEGIES, SUCH AS GOING TO A DOLLAR STORE.


e.g

 Stretch your dollar, not your budget: ... chuck your vehicle altogether and try a car-sharing service. Another car tip: Avoid costly tickets by always parking legally and keeping close to the speed limit.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/personal-finance/stretch-your-dollar-not-your-budget/article4320325/

SALTY LANGUAGE

MEANING: USE FOUL/INAPPROPRIATE LANGUAGE

e..g

Drunk, Dean was arrested for using salty language to the police.

or

Salty language must not be used in the classroom.

BRICKS AND MORTAR

Bricks and mortar - refers to a business that is physical, rather than online.


e.g.


Every business today, even solely bricks and mortar businesses, needs a web presence.

https://sentence.yourdictionary.com/bricks-and-mortar

or

Online shopping is driving many brick and mortar stores out of business.

GET YOUR HANDS ON (SOMETHING)

To get your on your hands on something means to succeed in getting something.

eg.

If I get my hands on that promotion, I will stick with plan to travel to Japan when the pandemic is under control.

or

I'd love to get my hands on that car, Oh how I would like to drive that car.

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/361796/difference-between-get-hands-on-and-get/361810