Category: Idiom of the Day

With great haste and having only personal well-being in mind. (Typically said of people who begin abandoning something or someone that is failing or about to fail.) Watch the video

Of two or more people, to enjoy one another’s company very much from the start and become good friends at once. (Used when people are meeting for the first time.) Watch the video

To have absolutely no need or use for something. Watch the video

In low spirits; in a weak or sickened state or manner. Watch the video

Incredibly quickly or speedily. Watch the video

To have a carefree, uplifted attitude; to be in a happy or gladdened state or condition. Watch the video

To lead a life of great ease, comfort, or luxury. The phrase is likely of early 20th-century Irish-American origin, but to whom Riley refers is uncertain. Watch the video

An activity, business model, or company that yields very high profits but requires little or no effort to do so. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. Watch the video

A series of abbreviations indicating the various levels of higher education or military honors one has received, thereby denoting a presumed level of intelligence, wisdom, or respectability. Watch the video

To allow the demand, desire, or insistence for perfection to decrease the chances of obtaining a good or favorable result in the end. (Usually used in the negative as an imperative.) Watch the video