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Year: 2022

Posted on May 23, 2022May 23, 2022 by Idioms Poster

Lavatories of innovation

Categories: a little bit distasteful, about being brilliant, about current affairs, about medical situations, demonstrating strong leadership, exhibiting knowledge, inspirational or aspirational, malapropisms
Tags: innovation, lavatory
Posted on May 19, 2022May 19, 2022 by Idioms Poster

More people use sweeteners than for any other reason

Category: Escher sentences
Tag: reason
Posted on May 7, 2022May 7, 2022 by Idioms Poster

Worst case Ontario

Categories: about things going wrong, featuring famous places, malapropisms
Tags: case, Ontario, worst
Posted on May 7, 2022May 7, 2022 by Idioms Poster

Baby in the oven

Categories: a little bit distasteful, about food or cooking, about medical situations
Tags: baby, bun, oven
Posted on May 7, 2022May 7, 2022 by Idioms Poster

You’ve made your cake, now lie in it

Categories: about food or cooking, about things going wrong, giving a reprisal
Tags: bed, cake, flies, make
Posted on May 1, 2022May 1, 2022 by Idioms Poster

More girls ate pizza than the boy

Categories: about food or cooking, Escher sentences
Tags: boy, girl, pizza
Posted on April 30, 2022April 30, 2022 by Idioms Poster

Are you putting my leg on?

Categories: about being direct and confronting the issue, about feeling like a victim, about medical situations, about taking liberties
Tags: leg, legs, pulling, trying
Posted on April 30, 2022April 30, 2022 by Idioms Poster

Spare me a river

Categories: about being disgusted, about being exasperated, about being on the edge, giving a reprisal, related to boats, sea travel or water
Tags: cry, river, spare
Posted on April 23, 2022April 23, 2022 by Idioms Poster

I have no dog in this horse

Category: about animals and living creatures
Tags: dog, horse, race
Posted on April 23, 2022April 23, 2022 by Idioms Poster

We’ve gone the extra hog

Categories: a little bit distasteful, about animals and living creatures, showing dedication and commitment, used by farmers
Tags: extra, hog, whole
Posted on April 22, 2022April 22, 2022 by Idioms Poster

She’s like a breath of sunshine

Categories: about the weather, depicting a lovely atmosphere, inspirational or aspirational
Tags: air, breath, fresh, sunshine
Posted on April 15, 2022April 15, 2022 by Idioms Poster

Peter resistance

Categories: about being impressed, about working hard and being proud of it, featuring a name
Tags: piece, resistance
Posted on April 12, 2022April 13, 2022 by Idioms Poster

You’ll be ostrichsized

Categories: about animals and living creatures, advising to be careful, malapropisms, used as a warning
Tags: ostracised, ostrich
Posted on April 5, 2022April 23, 2022 by Idioms Poster

Shrinking wallflowers

Categories: about be introverted or unassuming, about being quiet, about flowers or plants, showing innocence
Tags: flower, flowers, shrinking, violet, wallflower
Posted on March 24, 2022March 24, 2022 by Idioms Poster

Quit breathing down my throat

Categories: a little bit distasteful, about bad manners, about being exasperated, about pushing your luck, demonstrating annoyance
Posted on March 21, 2022April 23, 2022 by Idioms Poster

Extending a fig leaf

Categories: about being helpful, about collaboration, demonstrating strong leadership, showing innocence, showing wisdom
Tags: fig, figleaf, leaf, olive
Posted on March 13, 2022March 18, 2022 by Idioms Poster

Small potato

Categories: about be introverted or unassuming, about food or cooking
Tags: couch, fry, potato, small
Posted on March 7, 2022March 7, 2022 by Idioms Poster

Smoking like a sieve

Categories: about being in a bad way, about insecure espionage operations, about things going wrong, insulting, lacking skill
Tags: leaking, sieve, smoking, trooper
Posted on February 10, 2022February 10, 2022 by Idioms Poster

It was one heck of a party – everyone in the room was there.

Categories: about having a lot of fun, Escher sentences
Tags: everyone, party, room
Posted on February 10, 2022February 10, 2022 by Idioms Poster

More people have been to Berlin than I have

Category: Escher sentences
Tags: people, Russia
Posted on January 26, 2022May 23, 2022 by Idioms Poster

It’s an exercise in fertility

Categories: about being exasperated, about being unimpressed, about medical situations, malapropisms, showing innocence
Tags: exercise, fertility, futile, futility
Posted on January 26, 2022January 26, 2022 by Idioms Poster

The cart has bolted

Categories: about animals and living creatures, about being too late, about things going wrong
Tags: bolt, horse
Posted on January 26, 2022April 23, 2022 by Idioms Poster

Wouldn’t say boo to a ghost

Categories: about animals and living creatures, about be introverted or unassuming, about being quiet, showing innocence
Tags: boo, ghost, goose
Posted on January 20, 2022January 27, 2022 by Idioms Poster

Let the cat off the hook

Categories: about animals and living creatures, bad for animal lovers, positive, relaxed
Tags: bag, cat, hook
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