Category: Idiom of the Day

To start smiling. Watch the video

To act bravely and confidently when one is afraid or uncertain. Watch the video

Instantly, quickly, or in an extremely short amount of time, as of a task or event. “Brace,” taken from the old French for the arms’ breadth from hand to hand, means twice; the phrase as a whole refers either to an old nautical term, meaning the time it takes the sail to shake twice as it takes up the wind, or else the short time it takes to shake a dice-box twice. Often used in the phrase “in a brace of shakes.” Watch the video

Two people who always miss each other and thus are never together. The phrase comes from the 19th-century story of the same name, in which two men named Box and Cox rent the same room at different times of day. Watch the video

To be very active and energetic to the point of hyperactivity. Watch the video

Died. Watch the video

Born into royalty. Purple is a color traditionally associated with royalty. Watch the video

Extremely lazy. Watch the video

To call someone repeatedly and/or send someone a lot of text messages. Watch the video

Very common, ordinary, or widespread. Watch the video