What's your favourite Idiom?

[DivingDeep]

Originally Posted by Veron1

Could you give me an example,please?
Thanks in advance


I.A

sorry of course I can

**The bank offered to lend us £1,000 but that's chicken feed compared to what we need.

[marmazetka]

to have butterflies in one's stomach = to be nervous about smth.Sounds greatI like it

[Marina Alejandra]

My favourite one is "pull someone's leg": it means to Joke
it's very funny when i translate it to spanish, becouse it has no sense jiji

"-What is that?
-it must be a dead corp
-What? Aaaaaa!
-don't worry is just a sheet. I was pulling your leg"

[Mandaz]

Mine is "oh My Days" its so random.

[blouen]

Down the road = in the future

Somewhere down the road, our roads are gonna cross again.

[Nathan74]

Storm in a tea cup

[Veron1]

Originally Posted by Nathan74

Storm in a tea cup

wow!
I have never heard about that
Could you please give us its meaning and a supporting example?

Thank you

I.A

[I'm With Stupid]

Originally Posted by Veron1

wow!
I have never heard about that
Could you please give us its meaning and a supporting example?

Thank you

I.A

It's used when a problem is exaggerated.

Example:
"The bomb threat turned out to be a storm in a tea cup" could be used if a building was evacuated for a bomb threat that turned out to be a prank.

You sometimes see it used in news headlines.

My personal favourite: "The dog's bollocks".

Hope I don't get told off for that one.

[Veron1]

Originally Posted by I'm With Stupid

It's used when a problem is exaggerated.

Example:
"The bomb threat turned out to be a storm in a tea cup" could be used if a building was evacuated for a bomb threat that turned out to be a prank.

You sometimes see it used in news headlines.

My personal favourite: "The dog's bollocks".

Hope I don't get told off for that one.

Thank you for your explanation

Please I want you to do the same for your favourite idiom ,if you don't mind of course (the dog's bollocks)

Thank you

I.A

[I'm With Stupid]

No problem. The dog's bollocks is used to describe something as "the best" or "excellent."

"Wayne Rooney's goal was the dog's bollocks."

It's not really used outside of Britain though, and I wouldn't recommend using it in polite conversation.