Tag Archives: colorful English idioms
English Language Phrases with Straw Posted by Gary Locke on Oct 21, 2021
October always makes me think of scarecrows, those human-shaped figures usually made of straw placed on open fields to discourage birds from feeding on newly sown seeds. They make for popular Halloween costumes, and they often find their way into horror movies. Straw is really the dried remains of harvested crops, like wheat or oats…
Earning Brownie Points Posted by Gary Locke on Aug 28, 2020
The other day I heard a radio ad in which someone said that he had, “…earned quite a few brownie points” with his girlfriend after sending her a bouquet of flowers. Even if you’ve never heard the expression before, you probably can understand the meaning of the term just from the context of the sentence…
Colorful English Idioms Posted by Gabriele on Jun 30, 2015
Summer is full of beautiful vibrant colors, which has inspired me to compile a list of colorful idioms in English. When I say ‘colorful idioms,’ I mean idioms in which colors are an important part of the idiomatic phrase. Since this week is also the week in which Americans celebrate their independence day (July 4th)…