Land of milk and honey

Land of milk and honey

 

• Meaning : A land with lots of good things
• Sentence : Many people wish to live in the western countries as they think these countries are lands of milk and honey.

Light on one's feet

Light on one's feet

 

• Meaning : Able to move quickly and gracefully
• Sentence : Wendy is a ballet dancer. She is very light on her feet.

Like two peas in a pod

Like two peas in a pod 

 

• Meaning : Very similar
• Sentence : Peter and Paul are like two peas in pod. They are so alike in many ways.

Green with envy

Green with envy

 

• Meaning : Very jealous
• Sentence : The ladies in the party were in green with envy when Floyd showed off his jewellery.

Get into hot water

Get into hot water

 

• Meaning : Get into trouble
• Sentence : You will get into hot water if you continue to fail your exam

Feel in one's bone

Feel in one's bone

 

• Meaning : To have a strong feeling about something
• Sentence : I know I'm going to fail the test. I can feel it in my bones.

In a pickle

In a pickle 

• Meaning : In a difficult or unpleasant situation
• Sentence : The little boy is in a pickle as his parents quarrels every day.

In stitches

In stitches

• Meaning : Laughing a lot
• Sentence : His jokes had us all in stitches.

Keep one's nose clean

Keep one's nose clean 

• Meaning : To avoid doing anything wrong or illegal 
• Sentence : Since leaving prison, Kamal has managed to keep his nose clean.

Heart of gold

Heart of gold

 

 

• Meaning : Kind and generous
• Sentence : The headmaster may look strict but he has a heart of gold. He has been helping a lot of poor students in his school.

In mint condition

In mint condition 

• Meaning : In perfect condition
• Sentence : I've been riding this motorbike since year 2000. It's still in mint condition.

Like water off a duck's back

Like water off a duck's back

 

• Meaning : To have no effect
• Sentence : There's no point in scolding Tim. Anything said to him is just like water off a duck's back.

Make one's flesh creep

Make one's flesh creep

• Meaning : Feeling scared or nervous.
• Sentence : As I walked to take shelter, I heard a strange sound that made my flesh creep.

Sell like hot cakes

Sell like hot cakes

 

• Meaning : Sell very quickly.
• Sentence : The newly published teen magazine selling like hot cakes.

Water under the bridge

Water under the bridge

 

• Meaning : Something happened in the past and is now forgotten and no longer important.
• Sentence : Ali and Fatimah had a serious argument last week but that is all water under the bridge now. They are friends again.

Walk someone off their feet

Walk someone off their feet

 

• Meaning : Make someone very tired with a lot of walking.
• Sentence : I'm feeling very tired. She has walk me off my feet.

A piece of cake

A piece of cake

 

• Meaning : Easy to do
• Sentence : I solved this question within seconds. It was a piece of cake.

An eagle eye

An eagle eye

 

• Meaning : To watch over someone or something very carefully.
• Sentence : The eagle-eyes teacher noticed John was copying Jane's answer.

A hard nut to crack

A hard nut to crack

• Meaning : A difficult problem
• Sentence : This is a hard nut to crack. I could not solve the problem.

A cock and bull story

A cock and bull story

• Meaning : An absurd and unbelievable story.
• Sentence : Do not listen to him. He always tells a cock and bull story.