idiom
combination of words whose meaning cannot be understood by combining the meaning of the component words
Freedom isn't free
American idiom
French leave
leave of absence without permission or without announcing one's departure
line in the sand
expression that has figurative as well as literal meanings
skin in the game
phrase used by investors
too cheap to meter
describes a commodity so inexpensive that it is cheaper and less bureaucratic to simply provide it for a flat fee or even free and make a profit from associated services
flogging a dead horse
idiom which means a particular effort is a waste of time as there will be no outcome
plastic beauty
Korean idiom referring to beauty arising out of or expressed by plastic surgery
Off the record
journalistic jargon
wolf in sheep's clothing
Someone who or something which is harmful or threatening but disguised as something peaceful or pleasant
shadow boxing
German idiom
tempest in a teapot
American English idiom
wine, women and song
motto
Russia, the motherland of elephants
an idiom mocking nationalist propaganda, and the Soviet version of the history of science in particular
black stump
Australian expression
Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
idiom, proverb
letting the cat out of the bag
English-language idiom meaning disclosure of a secret
play the white man
idiom originating in racial prejudice
salad days
expression referring to youthful inexperience, enthusiasm, idealism, innocence, or indiscretion
School of Hard Knocks
idiomatic phrase
skeleton in the closet
undisclosed negative fact about someone
male gaze
depiction of girls and women as sexual objects for the pleasure of a male, heterosexual viewer
Racial century
term that has been used by historians to refer to the century between 1850 and 1950, especially in the context of postcolonial studies, employs race and racism as the primary category of analysis of global, national, and local affairs
raining cats and dogs
an English idiom used to describe heavy rain
banzai
Japanese idiom: ten thousand years
When have we eaten from the same dish?
Spanish idiom
each stick holds its candle
Spanish idiom
play fool
Spanish idiom
tough dirt
phrase