Idioms and Phrases
25 August 2008S
Sacred cow - Meaning: Something too highly regarded to be open to criticism or curtailment.
Salad days - Meaning: The days of one’s youthful inexperience.
Separate the sheep from the goats - Meaning: Separate the good from the bad.
Set one’s teeth on edge - Meaning: More generally, the expression is used to describe any feeling of unpleasant distaste.
Speak of the Devil - Meaning: A reference to someone who appears unexpectedly while being talked about.
Sour grapes - Meaning: Acting meanly after a disappointment.
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Take a back seat - Meaning: Take a subordinate or obscure position.
The apple of my eye - Meaning: Originally meaning the central aperture of the eye. Figuratively it is something, or more usually someone, cherished above others.
Tail wagging the dog - Meaning: An item of minor importance dominating a situation.
The Yellow Peril - Meaning: The supposed danger of Oriental hordes overwhelming the West.
Through thick and thin - Meaning: Through all forms of obstacle that are put in one’s way.
There’s an R in the month - Meaning: The weather is cold.
A thorn in the flesh - Meaning: A persistent difficulty or annoyance.
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