idiom
combination of words whose meaning cannot be understood by combining the meaning of the component words
proverbial phrase
conventional saying which permits alteration, transmitted by oral tradition, where figurative meaning is the extension of its literal meaning
head-down generation
generation supposedly fixated on mobile phones
second oldest profession
English idiom
happily ever after
stock phrase in fairy tales signifying a happy ending
Land of Milk and Honey
Biblical reference to the Land of Israel
shooting and crying
expression used by Israel Defence Force soldiers
Get a wiggle on
English language idiom
The One My Soul Loves
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nonsense
idiom
swords to ploughshares
converting weapons to peaceful civilian applications
break a leg
English idiom used in theatre to wish a performer "good luck"
Et tu, Brute?
phrase said in the play Julius Caesar by the title character
Jack of all trades
figure of speech
shooting the messenger
metaphoric phrase
pig in a poke
item purchased without inspection
Carthaginian peace
brutal peace imposed after war
bang for the buck
English idiom
lipstick on a pig
idiom
long time no see
greeting phrase in English
small matter of programming
ironic phrase in software development
the straw that broke the camel's back
last straw
it takes two to tango
idiomatic expression
You kids get off my lawn!
stereotypical American expression
La petite mort
idiom and euphemism for orgasm and the time directly thereafter
Saint Florian principle
behaviors taken not to solve potential threats or dangerous situations, but to shift them to others
radical chic
people identifying themselves as socialists or radical leftists while conducting upper-class lifestyles
kick the bucket
English idiom meaning "to die"
Lest we forget
war remembrance phrase first used in a poem by Rudyard Kipling
put on the green jersey
Irish idiom for putting the national interest ahead of other interests
cock and bull story
English phrase
down the rabbit hole
English language idiom, usually used as a metaphor for distraction.
as the crow flies
idiom meaning the shortest distance between two points
breaking character
loss of maintaining the illusion that actor/actress is exactly the character they are portraying
keeping up with the Joneses
idiom about wanting to be as well-off as one's neighbors
Fifth line
Soviet idiom for ethnicity
Captain goes down with the ship
maritime tradition
fox, goose and bag of beans puzzle
riddle-like puzzle
a rose by any other name would smell as sweet
idiom, quotation from Romeo and Juliet
British Constantine
flattering conceit applied to both Elizabeth I and James I of England
by hook or by crook
English phrase
dead rubber
sports match which mathematically cannot change the overall result of a series
die with your boots on
idiom for fighting to the end despite risks