Category: Idiom of the Day

A future event, circumstance, or situation that will or could prove to be of momentous significance or importance. Watch the video

Times of extreme misfortune or difficulty. Watch the video

To press on with a task or current course of action regardless of apparent risks or dangers. Attributed to David Farragut of the United States Navy during the American Civil War, usually paraphrased as “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!” The actual order (if it ever existed) was: “Damn the torpedoes! Four bells. Captain Drayton, go ahead! Jouett, full speed!” Watch the video

Completely fictional or utterly false; totally made up. A reference to tailors who would falsely advertise garments being “cut out of whole cloth,” when in reality, they were pieced together from different cuts. Watch the video

To do or complete something very near to its limit, especially of time. Watch the video

The external attractiveness of a building or property, such as can be viewed from the street (i.e., the curb). Watch the video

One who prefers the comfort and reliability of routine and habitual behavior. Watch the video

One who attends a party without having been invited. Watch the video

Unwilling or disinclined to make the effort necessary to do or accomplish something. (Used in the present and past tenses almost interchangeably.) Watch the video

The hierarchy of authority and earning power within a large business or corporation, likened to the rungs of a ladder. Usually used with some variable verb or phrase referring to ascension. Watch the video