Category: Idiom of the Day

A thing, event, or experience that creates a profound sense of joy or elation in the spectator. Watch the video

A person with an excitable, fiery, or impetuous temper or disposition; one who is quick to get angry or act rashly. Watch the video

Alive, healthy, and alert. (A truncated version of “alive and kicking.”) Watch the video

It is not at all surprising (that something is the case). Watch the video

slang The decrease in timidity or inhibition that comes from imbibing alcoholic beverages. Watch the video

A particularly dangerous, hostile, or oppressive place or situation, especially due to an angry or sinister person or group of people within it. Watch the video

A figurative boundary that someone or some group refuses to cross or beyond which no further advance or compromise is accepted. (Used especially in the phrase “draw a line in the sand.”) Watch the video

An exclamation of distrust or disbelief in someone’s explanation or story. Watch the video

To be extremely easy, simple, or intuitive; to require very little skill or effort. (Sometimes used with the numbers spelled out (“one-two-three”) or written numerically (“123” or “1-2-3”).) Watch the video

Under any circumstances; no matter what. (Used almost exclusively with a negative statement regarding something that one couldn’t or wouldn’t do.) Watch the video