Nickel = a five-cent coin Dime = 10 cents Buck = $1 Clam = $1 Sawbuck = a $10 note Yard =…
Tag: idioms
Top Banana
Top banana The most important person in a group, organisation, etc., a boss. The leading comedian…
Go Dutch
Go Dutch If people go Dutch each of them pays their own bill, especially in a…
Water Under The Bridge
(All) water under the bridge (AmE: water over the dam) Something that happened in the past…
Lego In The Sea
Listen here Several containers full of the Lego toy pieces fell overboard when a massive wave hit…
Talk For England
Talk for England This idiom describes a person who talks a lot. “Whenever we are with…
Do You Remember The Vuvuzela?
Listen here Spain won the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Yet what many people remember…
You Snooze, You Lose
If you snooze, you lose This phrase is used to mean that those who do not…
Keep Someone Posted
Keep someone posted To regularly give someone news about what is happening, especially about something that…