Category: Idiom of the Day

To put oneself in harm’s way (to achieve something), especially at the risk of losing one’s life. (Sometimes used hyperbolically.) Watch the video

To create or prepare the basics or essential foundation (for something); to pave the way (for something). Watch the video

To make or hold someone, especially a group of people, responsible for something. Watch the video

To put in a great deal of effort; to inconvenience oneself or go through a lot of trouble. Watch the video

Laughing uproariously or hysterically. (Used especially in the phrase “have someone laughing in the aisles.”) Watch the video

To rejoice or be amused secretly and/or contemptuously, as at another’s mistakes or misfortunes. Watch the video

Especially regarding an automobile, of a relatively recent design or model. Watch the video

A child who is home alone after school or in general because their parents or guardians are at work. Watch the video

Something which one absolutely does not want or has no use for. Watch the video

The location where one’s body is interred after death. Watch the video