Tag Archives: English Idioms

Something Crispy

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crisp versus chipsI decided to follow up the English vs english post to add more spice to this blog besides idioms.

Sinking Feeling

Usually it goes

I have a sinking feeling that our team is going to loose in this weather.

Viewers Choice

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Choose your favourites (3 comics!)

If you haven’t read them you can look over here:

  1. Break a leg
  2. Raining Cats and Dogs
  3. No Hard Feelings
  4. Hit the Books
  5. What’s Eating Him?
  6. Rain Check.
  7. Go Dutch
  8. Burn the Candles on Both Ends
  9. Speak of the Devil
  10. The Apple of somebody’s Eye
  11. Give Somebody a Buzz
  12. Need/Give a lift
  13. In the Dark
  14. Ring a Bell
  15. Mind of its Own
  16. Play by Ear
  17. Green with Envy
  18. Everybody and their Grandma
  19. Grease Monkey
  20. Daylight Robbery
  21. Think outside of the Box
  22. Jack of all Trades
  23. Stand out like a sore Thumb

Stand Out like a sore thumb

stand/stick out like a sore thumb

if someone or something sticks out like a sore thumb, everyone notices them because they are very different from the other people or things around them.

(Idioms Dictionary.com)

Think outside of the Box

 

From Roel:

I think this already a common phrase, or isn’t, it?

Grease Monkey

Grease Monkey: a person that is a mechanic

 

Homage to the first Transformers movie. Whilst the 3rd movie is already on screen since June 29.

Everybody and their Grandma

What you say when there are a lot of people.
usually only used when a lot of people have a certain article of clothing or in the same place.

Don’t use if with someone over the age of 60, or with someone you are trying to impress with your intellect. (The Urban Dictionary)

This was made on request by fellow member of the Komikoo website.