English Idioms and Sayings

[Tdol]

Originally Posted by RonBee

What about:

• He's like a bull in a china shop.

Eh?

A clumsy person who breaks things, or upsets people.

How about

A busman's holiday

[RonBee]

Originally Posted by tdol

A clumsy person who breaks things, or upsets people.

How about

A busman's holiday

I think that's a holidy that a person takes that has something to do with his work. Am I close?

:)

[Tdol]

You are 'bang on the money'.

[RonBee]

How about:

• He's bitten off more than he can chew.

Or:

• He has bitten off more than he can chew.

That means that that person has taken on more than he can handle in some area.

[RonBee]

Re:

• He was like a fish out of water.

That means that the person was in an unfamiliar environment and uncomfortable because he didn't know how to conduct himself (behave).

[RonBee]

"Got up on the wrong side of the bed" = woke up grumpy and out of sorts.
Example:

• Ron got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning.

:wink:

[Tdol]

'Turn a blind eye'

Ignore some rule being broken.

[RonBee]

Originally Posted by tdol

'Turn a blind eye'

Ignore some rule being broken.

"He turned a blind eye to her staying out past curfew."

Eh?

:)

[RonBee]

Re:

• Like a house afire.

Meaning: performing at optimum level; doing astonishingly well

Example:

• Michael Jordan played like a house afire, scoring 37 points.

[Red5]

So tell me, what does the following mean (and why)?

"They get on like a house on fire"