Showing or experiencing a noticeable or conspicuous increase, improvement, or expansion. Watch the video
Category: Idiom of the Day
caught on the hop
Caught unawares or in a state of unpreparedness. Watch the video
on (one's) tod
Without or not near to anyone else; on one’s own; all alone. A shortening of the Cockney rhyming slang “on one’s Tod Sloan,” referring to a once-famous American horse jockey who fell into disrepute in the early 20th century and died penniless and alone. Primarily heard in UK. Watch the video
on in years
Advanced in age; old or becoming old. Watch the video
be on a rampage
To be causing great destruction, disruption, or chaos; to be behaving very violently or aggressively. Watch the video
of no account
Of no or very little importance, significance, or worth. Watch the video
oat opera
A film or theatrical production about the American West (i.e., a western), especially one that is clichéd or formulaic. Watch the video
nut (something) out
To discover, through careful consideration, deliberation, or investigation, the solution to something. Watch the video
now (someone) has gone and done it
Someone has just done something very grave, foolish, and/or irreparable. Watch the video
not have much between the ears
To be rather stupid, dull, or dimwitted; to not have much common sense or basic intelligence. Watch the video