BEAT A DEAD HORSEMeaning- to pursue a useless goal. Usage-He was trying to convince his father, but he was beating a dead horse. Origin- This saying goes back to the ancient Roman playwright Plaitus who used in 195B.C. in one …
BEAT AROUND THE BUSHMeaning- to answer something in a roundabout way. Usage- stop beating around the bush. Why haven’t you done your work. Origin- This expression goes all the way back to the 1500s when hunters hired people called beaters …
BARK UP THE WRONG TREEMeaning- to direct your attention or efforts toward the wrong person or thing; to have the wrong idea about something. Usage- I hope proving these idioms to all of you I’m not barking up the wrong …
BABE IN THE WOODSMeaning- an inexperienced person. Usage- In this big city, amidst the lockdown,he found himself a babe in the woods. Origin- In 1595 a story called ” The children in the wood” was published in England. It was …
AXE TO GRIND Meaning- something to gain for yourself for a selfish reason; flattery or trickery used to get a favour from another person. Usage- He always flatters me ,but I think he has an axe to grind . Story- …
Meaning – a very difficult burden that you can’t get rid of or a reminder of something you did that was wrong . Usage- Everywhere I go ,my mother makes me take my bratty little sister . She’s an albatross …
Apple of your eye Meaning- a person or thing that is greatly loved and adorned. Usage- I am the apple of my father’s eye. Story- this saying is used in Bible.Ancient people thought that the pupil of the eye was …
ADD FUEL TO THE FIRE- to make a bad situation worse. Usage- I was already angry with you and when you forgot to pick me up that really ADDED FUEL TO THE FIRE.History- thousands of years ago the famous historian …