Something one very much wants or needs. Watch the video
Category: Idiom of the Day
head the ball
A stupid, foolish, or idiotic person; someone who is crazy or mentally unstable. Primarily heard in Ireland. Watch the video
a head-scratcher
A thoroughly complex or difficult mystery, problem, puzzle, or riddle. Watch the video
hawks and doves
Respectively, those who favor or support aggressive military action, especially regarding foreign policy, versus those who are inclined to more peaceful, diplomatic solutions. Watch the video
have a gas
To have a thoroughly entertaining, enjoyable, and/or amusing time. Watch the video
have a part in (something)
To be involved in some capacity with establishing, maintaining, or running something. Watch the video
have (one's) fill (of something)
To have, consume, or experience as much (of something) as one desires or is able to. Often used in the present perfect tense (“have had one’s fill”). Watch the video
have (one's) feet on the ground
To be and remain in a calm, stable, sensible, and pragmatic state or condition; to not be subject to extreme emotional reactions or affected by exceptional changes in one’s situation. Watch the video
be had up (for something)
To be indicted, arrested, and/or tried (for a crime). Watch the video
What's that got to do with the price of tea in China?
A rhetorical question calling attention to a non-sequitur or irrelevant statement or suggestion made by another person. Watch the video