Idiom ｜ A Blaze Of Glory
The idiom to ‘go down in a blaze of glory’ most likely dates from the early 1600s. The idiom means a short but impressive …
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Idiom ｜ Go Down In Flames
The idiom to ‘go down in flames’ most likely originated in the 1940s during WWII and means for someone or something to …
Idiom ｜ Go Apeshit
The idiom ‘to go apeshit’ evolved from an earlier phrase, ‘to go ape,’ which most likely originated on college campuses in the southwest United States. The idiom has two different meanings. It can mean …
Idiom ｜ Like a Broken Record
The idiom ‘to sound like a broken record’ is an interesting phrase because a few years ago many young people would not have understood what it means.
Idiom ｜ Age Like Milk
The idiom ‘to age like milk’ is an interesting idiom, mainly because it is the opposite of the older and more common idiom …
Idiom ｜ Age Like Wine
The idiom ‘to age like wine’ is not quite as old as wine itself, but it might have it’s roots in the bible. It means …
Idiom ｜ Light Up Like a Christmas Tree
The idiom ‘light up like a Christmas tree’ is a great holiday themed idiom, but it actually has two very different meanings. The first is what you might expect, …
Idiom ｜ Best of Both Worlds
The idiom ‘the best of both worlds’ is a frequently used phrased in English. Dating back to the mid eighteenth century, it means …
Idiom ｜ Speak Of The Devil
The idiom ‘speak of the devil’ began as a superstitious warning; speak of the devil and he will appear. Today, it’s meaning has changed and is much different. We now use it to …
Idiom ｜ Eyes Bigger Than Stomach
To have ‘eyes bigger than one’s stomach’ is a very common idiom around the world. It means that someone has taken …