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idcategoryidiomdescription
4201 Profession or work Baker's dozen A Bakers dozen is 13 rather than 12.
4202 Profession or work Bean counter A bean counter is an accountant.
4203 Profession or work Beggars can't be choosers This idiom means that people who are in great need must accept any help that is offered, even if it is not a complete solution to their problems.
4204 Profession or work Busman's holiday A busmans holiday is when you spend your free time doing the same sort of work as you do in your job.
4205 Profession or work Don't give up the day job This idiom is used a way of telling something that they do something badly.
4206 Profession or work Game plan A game plan is a strategy.
4207 Profession or work Gardening leave (UK) If someone is paid for a period when they are not working, either after they have given in their notice or when they are being investigated, they are on gardening leave.
4208 Profession or work Give away the store (USA) If someone gives away the store, they say or do something that makes their position in negotiations, debates, etc, much weaker.
4209 Profession or work Glass ceiling The glass ceiling is the discrimination that prevents women and minorities from getting promoted to the highest levels of companies and organisations.
4210 Profession or work Good offices Good offices is help and support, especially in mediating
4211 Profession or work Have your work cut out If you have your work cut out, you are very busy indeed.
4212 Profession or work Movers and shakers Dynamic, important people who can get things done quickly and are influential are the movers and shakers.
4213 Profession or work New brush sweeps clean A new brush sweeps clean means that someone with a new perspective can make great changes. However, the full version is a new brush sweeps clean, but an old brush knows the corners, which warns that experience is also a valuable thing. Sometimes broom is used instead of brush.
4214 Profession or work Noddy work (UK) Unimportant or very simple tasks are noddy work.
4215 Profession or work Not worth a tinker's dam This means that something is worthless and dates back to when someone would travel around the countryside repairing things such as a kitchen pot with a hole in it. He was called a tinker. His dam was used to stop the flow of soldering material being used to close the hole. Of course his trade is pass?, thus his dam is worth nothing.
4216 Profession or work Number cruncher A number cruncher is an accountant or someone who is very good at dealing with numbers and calculations.
4217 Profession or work On the line If somebodys job is on the line, they stand a very good chance of losing it.
4218 Profession or work Pointy-heads Pointy-heads are supposed intellectuals or experts, but who dont really know that much.
4219 Profession or work Pull rank A person of higher position or in authority pulls rank, he or she exercises his/her authority, generally ending any discussion and ignoring other peoples views.
4220 Profession or work Real trouper A real trouper is someone who will fight for what they believe in and doesnt give up easily. (People often use Real trooper as the two words sound the same.)
4221 Profession or work Speak to the organ grinder not the monkey Talk to the boss not the subordinate
4222 Profession or work Swear like a sailor Someone who is foul-mouthed and uses bad language all the time, swears like a sailor.
4223 Profession or work Swear like a trooper Someone who is foul-mouthed and uses bad language all the time, swears like a trooper.
4224 Profession or work Teacher's pet The teachers favorite pupil is the teachers pet, especially if disliked by the other pupils.
4225 Profession or work The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot A skilled or knowledgeable person often fails to use their skills for the benefit of their family and people close to them.
4226 Profession or work Top brass In the army or in other organizations, the top brass are the people in the highest positions
4227 Profession or work Tread the boards When someone treads the boards, they perform on stage in a theatre.
4228 Profession or work Work the system If people work the system, they exploit the state or similar setup to their advantage.
4229 Profession or work Yeoman's service (UK) To do yeomans service is to serve in an exemplary manner.
4230 Religion Act of God An act of God is something like an earthquake or floods that human beings cannot prevent or control.
4231 Religion Adam's ale (dated, humorous) water
4232 Religion All hell broke loose When all hell breaks loose, there is chaos, confusion and trouble.
4233 Religion Amen Some use Amen or Amen to that as a way of agreeing with something that has just been said.
4234 Religion At the bottom of the totem pole (USA) If someone is at the bottom of the totem pole, they are unimportant. Opposite is at the top of the totem pole.
4235 Religion Baptism of fire A baptism of fire was a soldiers first experience of shooting. Any unpleasant experience undergone, usually where it is also a learning experience, is a baptism of fire.
4236 Religion Believe in the hereafter A belief in the hereafter is a belief in the afterlife, or life after death. It is, therefore, associated with religions and the souls journey to heaven or to hell, whichever way being just deserts for the person based on how they led their life.
4237 Religion Better the devil you know This is the shortened form of the full idiom, better the devil you know than the devil you dont, and means that it is often better to deal with someone or something you are familiar with and know, even if they are not ideal, than take a risk with an unknown person or thing.
4238 Religion Between the devil and the deep blue sea If you are caught between the devil and the deep blue sea, you are in a dilemma; a difficult choice.
4239 Religion Broad church If an organisation is described as broad church, it is tolerant and accepting of different opinions and ideas.
4240 Religion Catch hell If you catch hell, you get into trouble or get scolded. (Catch heck is also used.)
4241 Religion Chapter and verse When you know something very well, and can quote it, you know it chapter and verse.
4242 Religion Cold day in hell This is used as a prediction there is no chance some event or condition will ever happen.There will be a cold day in hell before he manages it.
4243 Religion Come hell or high water If someone says theyll do something come hell or high water, they mean that nothing will stop them, no matter what happens.
4244 Religion Cross to bear If someone has a cross to bear, they have a heavy burden of responsibility or a problem that they alone must cope with.
4245 Religion Devil finds work for idle hands When people say that the devil finds work for idle hands, they mean that if people dont have anything to do with their time, they are more likely to get involved in trouble and criminality.
4246 Religion Devil is in the detail When people say that the devil in the detail, they mean that small things in plans and schemes that are often overlooked can cause serious problems later on.
4247 Religion Devil may care If you live a devil-may-care life it means you are willing to take more risks than most people.
4248 Religion Devil's advocate If someone plays Devils advocate in an argument, they adopt a position they dont believe in just for the sake of the argument
4249 Religion Doubting Thomas A Doubting Thomas is someone who only believes what they see themselves, not what they are told.
4250 Religion Dry as a wooden god (AU) Very dry area or very thirsty: That desert is as dry as a wooden god.
4251 Religion Face your demons If you face your demons, you confront your fears or something that you have been trying hard to avoid.
4252 Religion Fall from grace If a person falls from grace, they lose favor with someone.
4253 Religion Fool's paradise A fools paradise is a false sense of happiness or success.
4254 Religion From your lips to God's ears When you say this to someone, it means that you hope what they are saying will come true.
4255 Religion Heaven knows If you ask someone a question and they say this, they have no idea.
4256 Religion Heaven knows Used when someone does not feel recognized or appreciated. For example; heaven knows how hard I work to feed my family.
4257 Religion Heaven only knows The answer to a question is not or cannot be known. For example, heaven only knows when the war will end.
4258 Religion Heavenly bodies The heavenly bodies are the stars.
4259 Religion Hell for leather If you do something hell for leather, especially running, you do it as fast as you can.
4260 Religion Hell in a handcart If something is going to hell in a handcart, it is getting worse and worse, with no hope of stopping the decline.
4261 Religion Holier-than-thou Someone who is holier-than-thou believes that they are morally superior to other people.
4262 Religion Holy smoke! This is a way of expressing surprise: "Holy smoke! Look at all of those geese!"
4263 Religion Hope in hell If something hasnt got a hope in hell, it stands absolutely no chance of succeeding.
4264 Religion Hot as Hades If somethings as hot as Hades, its extremely hot.
4265 Religion Idle hands are the devil's handiwork When someone is not busy, or being productive, trouble is bound to follow.
4266 Religion If Mohammed won't come to the mountain, the mountain must come to Mohammed If something cannot or will not happen the easy way, then sometimes it must be done the hard way.
4267 Religion If you lie down with the Devil, you will wake up in hell This means that if you become involved with bad company, there will be negative consequences.
4268 Religion Lap of the gods If something is in the lap of the gods, it is beyond our control and fate will decide the outcome.
4269 Religion Let the devil take the hindmost This idiom means that you should think of yourself and not be concerned about other people; look after yourself and let the devil take the hindmost.
4270 Religion Lord willing and the creek don't rise Pertains to the ability to accomplish a task or meet an obligation, barring unforseen complications. Example: "I will be at work tomorrow, Lord willing and the creek dont rise."
4271 Religion Man Of God A man of God is a clergyman.
4272 Religion Man of the cloth A man of the cloth is a priest.
4273 Religion Man proposes, God disposes Your fate lies in the hands of God.
4274 Religion Move heaven and earth This expression indicates a persons determined intention of getting a work done in spite of all odds he may face. He will use all and every means to accomplish the target. Example: He moved heaven and earth to get his literary work recognised by the committee of experts.
4275 Religion Ninth circle of hell In Dantes Inferno, the ninth circle of hell is the centre where the worst punishments are found, so it is used idiomatically for something that couldnt get worse.
4276 Religion Not a snowball's chance in hell There is absolutely no possibility of something hapening if theres not a snowballs chance in hell.
4277 Religion Pastoral care This is used in education to describe the aspect of care offered to pupils that cover things besides learning.
4278 Religion Poisoned chalice If someone is given a poisoned chalice, they are given a job or task which appears attractive but is actually doomed to failure or beset with problems that will damage their reputation or harm them.
4279 Religion Poor as a church mouse If soemone is as poor as a church mouse, they are very poor indeed.
4280 Religion Practise what you preach If you practise what you preach, you do what you say other people should do.(In American English, the verb is practice)
4281 Religion Preaching to the choir If someone preaches to the choir, they talking about a subject or issue with which their audience already agrees. (Preaching to the converted is an alternative form.)
4282 Religion Prodigal son A prodigal son is a young man who wastes a lot on money on a lavish lifestyle. If the prodigal son returns, they return to a better way of living.
4283 Religion Right church, wrong pew Right church, wrong pew means that someone is very nearly right,
4284 Religion Saving grace If someone has some character defects, but has a characteristic that compensate for their failings and shortcomings, this is their saving grace.
4285 Religion Sell your soul If someone sells their soul, their betray the most precious beliefs.
4286 Religion Seventh heaven If you are in seventh heaven, you are extremely happy.
4287 Religion Sing from the same hymn sheet If people are singing from the same hymn sheet, they are expressing the same opinions in public.
4288 Religion Slough of despond If someone is very depressed or in despair, theyre in a slough of despond.
4289 Religion Speak of the devil! If you are talking about someone and they happen to walk in, you can use this idiom as a way of letting them know you were talking about them.
4290 Religion Tempt providence If you tempt providence, you take a risk that may well have unpleasant consequences. (Tempt fate is also used.)
4291 Religion To err is human, to forgive divine This idiom is used when someone has done something wrong, suggesting that they should be forgiven.
4292 Religion Vale of tears This vale of tears is the world and the suffering that life brings.
4293 Religion When hell freezes over An impossible or very unlikely situation or event
4294 Religion Wing and a prayer If you do something on a wing and a prayer, you try to do something and hope youll succeed even though you have very little chance of success.
4295 Religion Your sins will find you out This idiom means that things you do wrong will become known.
4296 Sex and sexuality An old flame An old flame is a person that somebody has had an emotional, usually passionate, relationship with, who is still looked on fondly and with affection.
4297 Sex and sexuality As the actress said to the bishop (UK) This idiom is used to highlight a sexual reference, deliberate or accidental.
4298 Sex and sexuality Facts of life When someone is taught the facts of life, they learn about sex and reproduction.
4299 Sex and sexuality In the club (UK) If a womans in the club, shes pregnant. In the pudding club is an alternative form.
4300 Sex and sexuality In the family way If a woman is in the family way, she is pregnant.

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