Category: Idiom of the Day

To have a romantic infatuation with someone, especially unbeknownst to that person. Watch the video

To have multiple alcoholic drinks, especially to the point of becoming mildly intoxicated. Watch the video

To be sufficiently busy or preoccupied with work, problems, or difficulties as to be unable or unwilling to cope with anything more. Watch the video

To be a persistent cause or source of guilt, such as an act of wrongdoing. Watch the video

To announce or make known one’s intention to compete against others for something, especially in a political race. Watch the video

A cook or a waitress, especially at a diner or cheap restaurant. (“Hash,” in this sense, refers to a dish or stew of chopped meat and vegetables, not hashish.) Primarily heard in US. Watch the video

To complain about or dwell upon someone or something repeatedly and to the point of tediousness. Watch the video

To dwell tediously and repeatedly upon a single subject or topic, especially in complaint. Likened to playing the same note over and over again on a harp. Watch the video

To learn or discover something through personal experience, especially that which is difficult, painful, or unpleasant. Can also be phrased as “find out about something the hard way.” Watch the video

Something, especially a fact or piece of news, that is unpleasant or difficult but which is unavoidable or must be accepted. Watch the video