What Are Idioms https://whatareidioms.com An idiom is a phrase or expression that typically presents a figurative, non-literal meaning attached to the phrase Sun, 07 Sep 2025 02:38:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Idiom: A penny for your thoughts https://whatareidioms.com/2025/09/15/idiom-a-penny-for-your-thoughts/ Mon, 15 Sep 2025 14:30:30 +0000 https://whatareidioms.com/?p=127 Idiom: A penny for your thoughts Meaning: A way of asking someone to share their thoughts with you. For example: ‘I’ll give you a penny if you tell me your thoughts’.    

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]]> Idiom: A penny for your thoughts

Meaning: A way of asking someone to share their thoughts with you. For example: ‘I’ll give you a penny if you tell me your thoughts’.

 

 

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]]> Idiom: Actions speak louder than words https://whatareidioms.com/2025/09/11/idiom-threw-a-spanner-in-the-works/ Thu, 11 Sep 2025 23:35:14 +0000 https://whatareidioms.com/?p=122 Idiom: Actions speak louder than words Meaning: What someone actually does means more than what they say.. So someone actually handing you a bunch of flowers rather than just saying, ‘Ah I’ll get you some flowers tomorrow. ‘    

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Meaning: What someone actually does means more than what they say.. So someone actually handing you a bunch of flowers rather than just saying, ‘Ah I’ll get you some flowers tomorrow. ‘

 

 

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]]> Idiom: Blow One’s Own Trumpet https://whatareidioms.com/2025/09/04/idiom-blow-ones-own-trumpet/ Thu, 04 Sep 2025 23:16:37 +0000 https://whatareidioms.com/?p=119 Idiom: Blow One’s Own Trumpet. Meaning: To toot one’s own Horn describes talking about oneself in a prideful way, though often in a self-aware manner. In essence, you’re giving yourself credit for being right about something or having accomplished something impressive!

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Meaning: To toot one’s own Horn describes talking about oneself in a prideful way, though often in a self-aware manner. In essence, you’re giving yourself credit for being right about something or having accomplished something impressive!

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]]> Idiom: Toot One’s Own Horn. https://whatareidioms.com/2025/09/04/idiom-toot-ones-own-horn/ Thu, 04 Sep 2025 23:02:59 +0000 https://whatareidioms.com/?p=117 Idiom: Toot One’s Own Horn. Meaning: To toot one’s own Horn describes talking about oneself in a prideful way, though often in a self-aware manner. In essence, you’re giving yourself credit for being right about something or having accomplished something impressive!

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Meaning: To toot one’s own Horn describes talking about oneself in a prideful way, though often in a self-aware manner. In essence, you’re giving yourself credit for being right about something or having accomplished something impressive!

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]]> Idiom: Jump for Joy. https://whatareidioms.com/2020/10/05/idiom-jump-for-joy/ Mon, 05 Oct 2020 13:53:25 +0000 https://whatareidioms.com/?p=46 Idiom: Jump for Joy. Meaning: To be very happy and excited about something that has happened.Abi was jumping for joy when she heard the news, that she would be starting a new job in a few days!

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]]> Idiom: Jump for Joy.

Meaning: To be very happy and excited about something that has happened.
Abi was jumping for joy when she heard the news, that she would be starting a new job in a few days!

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]]> Idioms: Walking on Air https://whatareidioms.com/2020/10/05/idioms-walking-on-air/ Mon, 05 Oct 2020 13:52:27 +0000 https://whatareidioms.com/?p=35 To be very happy about something.I was walking on air since Lee -Young-Won asked me to go on a date.

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I was walking on air since Lee -Young-Won asked me to go on a date.

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]]> Idiom: Don’t give up your day job https://whatareidioms.com/2020/10/04/idiom-dont-give-up-your-day-job/ Mon, 05 Oct 2020 04:00:44 +0000 https://whatareidioms.com/?p=41 Idiom: Don’t give up your day job. Meaning: A saying to imply you are not very good at something, so you shouldn’t try it professionally, or at all. Hey, Mark don’t give up your day job!  

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]]> Idiom: Don’t give up your day job.

Meaning: A saying to imply you are not very good at something, so you shouldn’t try it professionally, or at all.

Hey, Mark don’t give up your day job!

 

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]]> Idiom: Under Water Basket Weaving https://whatareidioms.com/2018/04/30/idiom-under-water-basket-weaving/ Tue, 01 May 2018 00:56:43 +0000 https://whatareidioms.com/?p=22 Idiom: Under Water Basket Weaving – is an idiom referring in a negative way to supposedly useless or absurd college or university courses and often generally to refer to a perceived decline in educational standards.[1][2][3] The term also serves as an intentionally humorous generic answer to questions about an academic degree. It is also used to humorously refer to any non-academic elective course, specifically […]

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is an idiom referring in a negative way to supposedly useless or absurd college or university courses and often generally to refer to a perceived decline in educational standards.[1][2][3]

The term also serves as an intentionally humorous generic answer to questions about an academic degree. It is also used to humorously refer to any non-academic elective course, specifically one that does not count towards any graduation requirements.

 

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]]> Idiom: Kick the Bucket https://whatareidioms.com/2018/04/29/kick-the-bucket/ Mon, 30 Apr 2018 02:41:34 +0000 https://whatareidioms.com/?p=19 Kick the Bucket – a euphemistic, informal, or slang term meaning ‘to die’. Example: Charlie finally kicked the bucket. He had cancer, you know.

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]]> Kick the Bucket – a euphemistic, informal, or slang term meaning ‘to die’.

Example: Charlie finally kicked the bucket. He had cancer, you know.

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]]> Idiom: As Cool As a Cucumber https://whatareidioms.com/2018/04/29/as-cool-as-a-cucumber/ Mon, 30 Apr 2018 02:40:21 +0000 https://whatareidioms.com/?p=17 As Cool As a Cucumber – very Calm or very calmly especially when this is surprisin. Example: The spy walked in as cool as a cucumber, just like nothing had happened.

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]]> As Cool As a Cucumber – very Calm or very calmly especially when this is surprisin.

Example: The spy walked in as cool as a cucumber, just like nothing had happened.

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