English Idioms ™

📔 through thick and thin المقابل العربي: في السرَّاءِ والضرَّاء. 📋Meaning   under all circumstances, no matter how difficult. 🤔For example ⬇️ 🗣 "They stuck together through thick and thin." 🗣 I want to thank my husband of 38 years, who has been there through thick and thin, supporting me every step of the way. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ https://t.me/IdiomsClopedia

📔 When it rains, it pours المقابل العربي: إن المصائب لا تأتي فُرادى. 📋Meaning   Bad things occur in large numbers, but many big things happen all at once. 🤔For example ⬇️ 🗣 “First he was laid off, then his wife got into a car accident. When it rains, it pours.“ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ https://t.me/IdiomsClopedia

the half of it 📋 (often used in the negative) If someone does not know the half of it, they know that a situation is bad but do not know how serious it is. Used to say that a situation is even worse than one would think it is or than it seems to be. 🔸 Yes, the company is losing money, but that's only the half of it: if we don't show some improved sales soon, the bank will cut our credit line, too! 🔸A: "I heard the meeting went pretty poorly." B: "That isn't the half of it. Now the boss wants to do a full review of my employment, so I might even lose my job!" ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ https://t.me/IdiomsClopedia

in a jiffy 📋 Meaning   A jiffy is a brief amount of time — an instant, or a split second. If you say that you will do something in a jiffy, you mean that you will do it very quickly or very soon. 🔸 When you're really tired at the end of a long day, you probably fall asleep in a jiffy after lying in bed. 🔸 I'll be with you in a jiffy. 🔸 I've just got to fetch some books from upstairs - I won't be a jiffy (= I'll be very quick). ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ https://t.me/IdiomsClopedia

when pigs fly 📋 Meaning   Never / It's impossible for pigs to fly, so when someone says this, they are saying that something will (most likely) never happen. For example: 🔸 I think he’ll pay you back your money – when pigs fly. 🔸 John asked Sarah whether she would go to the movies with him, Sarah replied that would happen when pigs fly. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ https://t.me/IdiomsClopedia

in any case 📋 Meaning You can say "in any case" before giving an additional reason for doing or not doing something, or instead of saying "anyway". For example: 🔸I don't need a car, and in any case I can't afford one now. 🔸I can't go to the dance club tonight, and in any case I'm far too old for that sort of thing. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ https://t.me/IdiomsClopedia

📒 the dust settles let the dust settle / wait for the dust to settle / when the dust settles 📖 If you let the dust settle, or wait till the dust settles, you wait until things have become calmer or have returned to normality after conflict or a problem. to allow or wait for a confused situation to become clear 🔺 I think we need to let the dust settle and see what's going to happen after that. 🔺I think we need to let the dust settle before we decide what to do. 🔺 Let’s not make any decisions now — we’ll wait for the dust to settle and then decide what to do. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ https://t.me/IdiomsClopedia

📒 up the duff 📖Meaning: pregnant For example: 🔺Terry got his girlfriend up the duff, and then he dumped her. What a creep! 🔺Debbie's up the duff, and she doesn't know what to do about it. 🔺 Two days before I was due to have an appointment with the doctor, I found out I was up the duff. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ https://t.me/IdiomsClopedia

📒 People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones 📖Meaning This saying warns us against hypocrisy. We should not criticize other people for things we do ourselves. #Saying_of_the_Day ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ https://t.me/IdiomsClopedia

Salt of the earth 📋Meaning   Being honest and good. For example: 🔸My father is the salt of the earth. He works hard and always helps people who are in need. 🔸 Mary is really the salt of the earth. She has neither lied to nor harmed anyone. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ https://t.me/IdiomsClopedia