To help someone avoid or escape from some troublesome, difficult, or dangerous position or situation. Watch the video
Category: Idiom of the Day
the other side
Existence after death; the world of the afterlife. Watch the video
(one's) other half
One’s spouse, romantic partner, or boyfriend/girlfriend. Watch the video
open (one's) big mouth
To say something that is meant to be a secret; to say something in an indiscreet, noisy, or boorish manner. Watch the video
one-up (someone)
To make a point of outdoing, outperforming, outclassing, etc., someone. Watch the video
(one's) blood runs cold
One becomes seized by an acute and intense sensation of fear, panic, horror, or dread. Watch the video
one card shy of a (full) deck
A pejorative phrase meaning not very intelligent or of questionable mental capacity. This expression can appear in many different forms and variations (e.g., “a few sandwiches short of a picnic,” “one brick short of a load.,” etc.). Watch the video
one after another
Consecutively and in quick succession, with one person or thing rapidly following another in order (and usually indicating a large amount altogether). (Often formulated as “one (noun) after another.”) Watch the video
on (someone's) wrong side
Displeasing to someone; provoking someone’s anger, contempt, or dismissal. Watch the video
on the hush-hush
In a state of secrecy or minimal public knowledge; being known only by a select few people. Watch the video