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Home / Author: Idioms Poster / Page 9

Author: Idioms Poster

Posted on November 10, 2017July 14, 2018 by Idioms Poster

Like a rag to a red bull

Categories: about animals and living creatures, about being reckless, about pushing your luck, demonstrating risky behaviour, rampant, said with certainty, steeped in hopelessness, used as a warning
Tags: bull, rag, red
Posted on October 19, 2017July 14, 2018 by Idioms Poster

Don’t change horses in the middle of the street

Categories: about animals and living creatures, advisory, cautious, showing wisdom
Tags: change, horse, stream, street
Posted on October 4, 2017August 14, 2021 by Idioms Poster

We will burn that bridge when it comes

Categories: about being pragmatic, about something inevitable, encouraging you to be stronger, ominous, preparing for the worst
Tags: bridge, burn, come, comes, cross, get
Posted on September 16, 2017July 14, 2018 by Idioms Poster

Get back on the horse

Categories: about animals and living creatures, about being helpful, being active, corrective, encouraging, positive, supportive
Tags: horse, saddle, wagon
Posted on August 30, 2017April 30, 2022 by Idioms Poster

More people have been to London than I have

Categories: Escher sentences, featuring famous places
Tags: London, people
Posted on August 28, 2017November 12, 2017 by Idioms Poster

Daylight liberty

Categories: about being exasperated, about feeling hard done-by, about feeling like a victim, about pushing your luck, derogatory, giving a reprisal, negative, used as a warning
Tags: Day, daylight, liberty, robbery, taking
Posted on August 23, 2017 by Idioms Poster

Use a sledgehammer to crack an egg

Categories: about exaggeration, advisory, cautious, demonstrating keenness, demonstrating risky behaviour, exhibiting knowledge, showing wisdom, used as a warning
Tags: crack, egg, nut, sledgehammer, tough
Posted on August 19, 2017 by Idioms Poster

Whatever rocks your boat

Categories: about gaining an understanding, about having a lot of fun, philosophical, relaxed, supportive
Tags: boat, fancy, floats, rock
Posted on August 7, 2017July 14, 2018 by Idioms Poster

Get off your moral high horse

Categories: about animals and living creatures, about being exasperated, about being unhelpful, about feeling like a victim, corrective, demonstrating annoyance, giving a reprisal, inflamatory
Tags: ground, high, horse, moral
Posted on August 2, 2017July 14, 2018 by Idioms Poster

Sleep like a dog

Categories: about animals and living creatures, about getting a good rest, not energetic
Tags: dog, log, sleep, work
Posted on July 21, 2017July 14, 2018 by Idioms Poster

A bird in the hand is worth every penny

Categories: about animals and living creatures, about being helpful, advisory, exhibiting knowledge, philosophical, showing wisdom, thoughtful
Tags: bird, bush, hand, penny, two, worth
Posted on June 28, 2017July 14, 2018 by Idioms Poster

Hit the bull on the head

Categories: about animals and living creatures, about being unintelligent, being active, demonstrating keenness, energetic, productive
Tags: bull, hit, horn, horns, nail, nails
Posted on June 18, 2017November 8, 2017 by Idioms Poster

When your chips are against the wall

Categories: about feeling like a victim, about things going wrong, foreboding, negative, ominous, preparing for the worst, steeped in hopelessness
Tags: back, chip, chips, down, wall
Posted on June 16, 2017December 8, 2017 by Idioms Poster

Silent as a lamb

Categories: about being quiet, about getting a good rest
Tags: dead, grave, lamb, silent
Posted on June 14, 2017November 23, 2017 by Idioms Poster

All pumps on deck

Categories: about being helpful, about collaboration, being active, demonstrating keenness, encouraging, encouraging you to be stronger, energetic, feeling urgent, motivational, positive
Tags: all, deck, hand, pump
Posted on June 5, 2017 by Idioms Poster

Throw a spanner in the ointment

Categories: about being exasperated, about things going wrong
Tags: fly, ointment, spanner, throw, throwing, works
Posted on June 3, 2017July 10, 2018 by Idioms Poster

Both a blessing and a sin

Categories: about getting religion, double-edged, exhibiting knowledge, philosophical, showing wisdom
Tags: blessing, curse, sin, ugly
Posted on May 15, 2017March 10, 2019 by Idioms Poster

You’re skating on thin egg shells

Categories: about being bad at sports, about pushing your luck, demonstrating risky behaviour, used as a warning
Tags: egg, eggshells, ice, skating, thin, walk, walking
Posted on May 5, 2017May 5, 2019 by Idioms Poster

Working like a Trojan horse

Categories: about working hard and being proud of it, demonstrating keenness, demonstrating strong leadership
Tags: dog, like, trojan, trojan horse, work, working
Posted on May 2, 2017November 19, 2017 by Idioms Poster

Going off-pissed

Categories: about being reckless, demonstrating risky behaviour, destructive, racey, steeped in hopelessness
Tags: off, pissed, piste
Posted on May 1, 2017November 24, 2017 by Idioms Poster

Don’t outlive your stay

Categories: demonstrating annoyance, exhibiting knowledge, ominous, used as a warning
Tags: outlive, outstay, usefulness, welcome
Posted on April 30, 2017May 7, 2020 by Idioms Poster

Money doesn’t grow on fish

Categories: about being exasperated, about money, advisory, demonstrating annoyance, exhibiting knowledge, showing wisdom, used as a warning
Tags: fish, grow, money, trees
Posted on April 29, 2017December 9, 2021 by Idioms Poster

Until the cows freeze over

Categories: about being exasperated, final, foreboding, negative, preparing for the worst, said with certainty, steeped in hopelessness, used as a warning, very very funny. The Best, perhaps.
Tags: cows, freeze, freezes, hell, home, over, until
Posted on April 27, 2017August 14, 2021 by Idioms Poster

Putting both legs in one basket

Categories: about being unintelligent, about pushing your luck, advisory, demonstrating risky behaviour, exhibiting knowledge
Tags: all, basket, egg, eggs, leg, legs, one
Posted on April 22, 2017April 22, 2017 by Idioms Poster

I hear your pain

Categories: about being unwell, about feeling hard done-by, about feeling like a victim, negative, steeped in hopelessness, sympathetic
Tags: feel, hear, pain
Posted on April 20, 2017April 20, 2017 by Idioms Poster

Blood is thicker than Walter

Categories: about being unintelligent, exhibiting knowledge, featuring a name, philosophical
Tags: blood, thick, thicker, Walter, Water
Posted on April 19, 2017July 14, 2018 by Idioms Poster

Flogging a dead cat

Categories: a little bit distasteful, about animals and living creatures, about being exasperated, demonstrating annoyance, negative, showing impatience, steeped in hopelessness
Tags: cat, dead, flog, flogging, horse
Posted on April 15, 2017April 15, 2023 by Idioms Poster

More people are good at maths than I am

Category: Escher sentences
Tags: good, maths
Posted on April 14, 2017 by Idioms Poster

Quit while the iron’s hot

Categories: about being slack or useless, about being wrong, about something shambolic, corrective, derogatory, foreboding, showing impatience, showing wisdom, steeped in hopelessness, used as a warning
Tags: ahead, hot, iron, quit
Posted on April 6, 2017April 29, 2017 by Idioms Poster

The writing on the cake

Categories: about being exasperated, about something inevitable, foreboding, ominous
Tags: cake, Icing, wall, writing

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