Common Idioms All dressed up and nowhere to

All dressed up and nowhere to go: You're prepared for something that isn't going

Smarty Pants: A smarty pants is someone who displays the intelligence in an annoying

Tighten your belt: If you have to spend less money and start saving more.

Green Thumb: Someone with a talent for gardening has a green thumb.

Out of the blue: If something happens out of the blue, it happens suddenly

True Colors: When someone shows their true colors, they show themselves as they really

Cat Burglar: A cat burglar is a skillful thief who breaks into places without

Thick as theives: If people are thick as thieves, they are very close friends

Around the clock: If something is open around the clock, it is open 24

The crack of dawn: The crack of dawn is the very early in the

Five o’clock shadow: A five o'clock shadow is the facial hair that a man

Just in the nick of time: If you do something in the nick of

No time like the present: If people say that there's no time like the

I wasn’t born yesterday: When someone says that they weren't born yesterday, they mean

Boys will be boys: This somewhat humorous saying is often used to excuse male

The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach: Many women have won

A woman's work is never done: Housework and raising children are jobs that have

A man/woman of his/her word: Someone you can trust because you know they will

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Common Idioms

All dressed up and nowhere to go: You're prepared for something that isn't going to happen.

Smarty Pants: A smarty pants is someone who displays the intelligence in an annoying way.

Tighten your belt: If you have to spend less money and start saving more.

Green Thumb: Someone with a talent for gardening has a green thumb.

Out of the blue: If something happens out of the blue, it happens suddenly and unexpectedly.

True Colors: When someone shows their true colors, they show themselves as they really are.

Cat Burglar: A cat burglar is a skillful thief who breaks into places without disturbing people or setting off alarms.

Thick as theives: If people are thick as thieves, they are very close friends who have no secrets from each other.

Around the clock: If something is open around the clock, it is open 24 hours a day. For example, an airport is open around the clock.

The crack of dawn: The crack of dawn is the very early in the morning.

Five o’clock shadow: A five o'clock shadow is the facial hair that a man gets if he doesn't shave for a day or two.

Just in the nick of time: If you do something in the nick of time, you just manage to do it just in time, with seconds to spare.

No time like the present: If people say that there's no time like the present, they believe that it is far better to do something now than to leave it for later, because it might never get done if they leave it for later.

I wasn’t born yesterday: When someone says that they weren't born yesterday, they mean that they are not naive or easily fooled.

Boys will be boys: This somewhat humorous saying is often used to excuse male behavior.

The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach: Many women have won a man's love by cooking delicious meals for him. They fed his stomach and found love in his heart.

A woman's work is never done: Housework and raising children are jobs that have no end.

A man/woman of his/her word: Someone you can trust because you know they will do what they say they will do.