English expressions

🔙 💭 2023-07-26

The crème de la crème of English expression

I often read english articles and found some treasure in them, here is a non-exhausive list:

the cat’s pyjamas: something outstanding, excellent, or highly admired
under the hood: in its internal workings
top notch: the highest quality
wishy-washy: lacking in commitment
you can’t have your cake and eat it too!: enjoy two desirable but mutually exclusive things at the same time
cut your teeth on: to gain early experience
the lion’s share: the largest or best portion of something
the fat is in the fire: trouble will happen soon
in lieu of: instead of
under the weather: feeling sick or unwell
hearing crickets: complete silence or no response
the final nail in the coffin: the last event or action that causes the failure of something that was already in decline or doomed
fell of my plate: having forgotten to do one of many things that you were supposed to do
the oldest trick in the book: a way of tricking someone that is still effective although it has been used a lot
nothing new under the sun: every new idea has some sort of precedent or echo from the past
cut from the same cloth: very similar
the bee’s knees: something or someone excellent