To be very strong, determined, or of uncompromising character, especially in comparison to others. Watch the video
Category: Idiom of the Day
(as) mad as hops
Enraged; extremely or inconsolably angry. Watch the video
(as) mad as a wet hen
Enraged; extremely or inconsolably angry. Watch the video
lust for power
Intense, insatiable desire to attain power and control. Watch the video
lust for life
Intense eagerness to experience all that life has to offer. Watch the video
the inmates are running the asylum
The people least capable of running a group or organization are now in charge. Said especially when the result is total chaos or calamity. Watch the video
have a lump in (one's) throat
To have difficulty speaking as a result of feeling that one is about to cry due to an intense emotional response to something. Watch the video
lucky devil
Someone who has just experienced particularly good fortune, generally of whom the speaker is envious to some degree. Watch the video
(one's) lucky day
A particular day or moment in one’s life when one experiences extremely good luck, fortune, or favor. Watch the video
luck in
To be very lucky or fortunate; to experience particularly good luck. (A nonstandard variant of “luck out.”) Watch the video