A List of idioms. This page contains examples of idioms and an ever growing list of idioms. It is a good practice to avoid use of these idioms in poetry unless used in a completely original way.
See also: Proverbs
Idioms are expressions, sayings, or phrases whose meanings cannot be understood from the meanings of the words that make it up.
Fall in love with someone / somethingMeaning: Start to love someone or something very much. If you fall in love with someone, you get attracted to him/her and start to love him/her.
Example:
Tom fell in love with Jennifer when they first met.
Mark fell in love with baseball when he was in the 3rd grade and became a professional baseball player later.
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Feel / Look like a million dollarsMeaning: Feel very happy.
Look very attractive. If you feel like a million dollars, you feel extremely good, often because you are doing something luxurious.
Example:
I felt like a million dollars in the tuxedo at the President's reception yesterday .
Look! She looks like a million dollars in that gorgeous dress today.
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Feel like a fish out of water
Be like a fish out of water
Meaning:
Feel uncomfortable because you are in an unfamiliar situation. If you feel like a fish out of water, you feel awkward or uncomfortable because you are in an unusual or unfamiliar situation.
Example:
I don't like going to the big parties they have. I always feel like a fish out of water there.
Todd is a country boy raised in a small town in Idaho and was like a fish out of water when he visited New York City.
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Fit as a fiddleMeaning:In good physical health.
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Food for thought
Meaning: Ideas that make you think carefully. If something gives you food for thought, it gives you insights or new information, and makes you think about something carefully. Example: Today's reading assignment will give you enough food for thought to prepare for next week's class discussion.
Dr. Smith's speeches always offer much food for thought.
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For a songMeaning:Almost free. Very cheap.
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From A to ZMeaning:Covering a complete range; comprehensively.
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From scratchMeaning:Make from original ingredients; start from the beginning with no prior preparation
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