Category: Idiom of the Day

humorous An expression of concurrence, agreement, or willingness to participate in addition to others. Said after someone has said “me too” (i.e., “me as well”), thus creating a pun of “too” and “two.” Watch the video

An extremely ill-suited pairing of people or things; a match that will result in a particularly negative or disastrous outcome. (A play on the more common phrase “a match made in heaven,” meaning the opposite.) Watch the video

A place, location, or high-occupancy vehicle (especially a ship) that is inexplicably deserted or abandoned. An allusion to the Mary Celeste, an American merchant brigantine that was discovered floating off the Azores Islands in 1872 with no one on board and still in seaworthy condition. (Note: The variant spelling of “Marie” is the more common usage for the idiomatic reference, likely due to its use in a story by Arthur Conan Doyle.) Watch the video

To marry someone solely or primarily to have access to their personal wealth. Watch the video

To become wealthy or financially secure by marrying someone who is wealthy or has a wealthy family. Watch the video

To marry someone who is of a higher social class or standing than oneself. Watch the video

To marry someone who is of a lower social class or standing than oneself. Watch the video

To do something, act, or behave in a manner that does not conform to the standard, prevalent, or popular societal norm. Watch the video

The steady, unstoppable advancement of time. Watch the video

I wish you a very happy birthday and many more like it in the future. Watch the video