Butter wouldn’t melt in their mouth What does Butter wouldn’t melt in their mouth mean? | If someone looks as if butter wouldn’t melt in their mouth, they look very innocent. | |
Some Random Idioms | ||
in reality What does “in reality” mean? | really | The woman said that she wants a job but in reality I don’t think that she really wants to work. |
fall ill What does “fall ill” mean? | to become sick or ill | The man fell ill last winter and has not recovered yet. |
hinge on (something) What does “hinge on (something)” mean? | depend on something | Whether or not I can enter the university hinges on my final exam score. |
Rough-hewn What does “Rough-hewn” mean? | If something, especially something made from wood or stone, is rough-hewn, it is unfinished or unpolished. | |
easy money What does “easy money” mean? | money that you do not need to work hard to get | I was able to make some easy money from my job during the summer. |
twiddle one`s thumbs What does “twiddle one`s thumbs” mean? | to do nothing, to be idle | The girl twiddled her thumbs all week and is now unable to pass her exam. |
knocked up What does “knocked up” mean? | pregnant | |
show (someone) the door What does “show (someone) the door” mean? | to ask someone to go away | When the man started yelling in the restaurant the manager quickly showed him the door. |
crack down on (someone or something) What does “crack down on (someone or something)” mean? | to enforce laws or rules strictly | The school principal decided to crack down on people running in the halls. |
pick (something) over What does “pick (something) over” mean? | to sort through something | The customers picked the best clothes over at the department store sale. |
get the third degree What does “get the third degree” mean? | to be questioned in great detail and for a long period of time | The boy got the third degree when he came home late for dinner. |