Category: Idiom of the Day

To do exceptionally well in something, especially an exam or other high-pressure situation. Watch the video

An experience that is frightening, chilling, or disturbing, either due to an implied or actual element of danger, or from being physically or emotionally unpleasant. Watch the video

Used to mock someone’s voice as being strange, unpleasant, or inadequate (e.g., for singing). Bacon, being a dietary staple in older times, was often used as a metaphor for financial stability or wealth; having the voice of one who must “beg bacon,” then, means having a harsh voice, like someone who is undernourished. Watch the video

A sign, either real or imagined, of good fortune or a propitious outcome. Watch the video

An intuition or premonition about something; a sense of foreknowledge about a situation, condition, or set of circumstances. Watch the video

A suggestion, opinion, or piece of advice that was unrequested or unsolicited by the recipient. Watch the video

Something or someone that is unusual, rare, or abnormal in some way; beyond or outside the natural world. Watch the video

A situation that has gone wrong and is very problematic. The term is an instance of irony or sarcasm. Watch the video

Of lower quality than or inferior to someone or something else, especially that of the expected norm. Watch the video

Better in quality than most others. Watch the video