Meaning Of Idiom “Drive Someone Up the Wall” To drive someone up the wall means to greatly annoy, irritate, or exasperate in a way that distracts them. Driving someone up the wall is similar to getting on someone’s nerves or driving someone crazy, bananas, or bonkers. The definite article “the” is common but the indefinite … Read more
Meaning of Drive Into (Phrasal Verb) 1. To steer a vehicle into a particular place, such as to drive into a parking garage or parking lot. The phrasal verb “pull into” is a commonly used synonym. 2. To collide with an object, building, etc. while in control of a motor vehicle. Separable, for example, “to … Read more
Meaning of Idiom ‘(Go) Down the Rabbit Hole’ 1. To go down the rabbit hole or be down the rabbit hole means to enter into a situation that becomes more complicated, strange, difficult, problematic, chaotic, surreal, etc. as the situation develops and to find that it becomes more and more difficult to extricate oneself from … Read more
Meaning of Idiom ‘Desk Jockey’ A desk jockey is someone who spends most of their time seated at a desk; someone who works in an office all day; and administrator or bureaucrat as opposed to someone who works in the field. The term desk jockey is often humorous but sometimes pejorative, referring to someone who … Read more
Yore is a middle English word for ‘year.’ Today it survives in the idiom days of yore, an expression that is itself is archaic and rarely used, except in humor. Meaning of Idiom ‘Days of Yore’ Days of yore means the past, especially the distant past; days gone by; older times; former times; long ago. … Read more
Meaning Of Idiom ‘Hot Potato’ When something is a hot potato it is a problem, situation, or subject that is controversial, divisive, sensitive, awkward, risky, embarrassing, difficult, or unpleasant to deal with; something that causes a lot of disagreement; something that makes people angry when discussed. 1,2,3 Sentence Examples “People say gun control is a … Read more
Meaning of Idiom ‘Damned If You (or I) Do, Damned If You Don’t’ When someone says damned if you do, damned if you don’t, they mean that one will be criticized no matter what one does; a situation you can’t win; whatever option you choose will be the wrong one; one will be considered wrong … Read more
Meaning of Idiom ‘Dot your (or one’s) i’s and cross your t’s To dot your i’s and cross your t’s means to pay attention to the fine details when completing a task; to be meticulous and precise; to make sure everything is done correctly; to not allow for any mistakes; to be careful and attentive … Read more
Initially referring to newspapers, as in ‘don’t believe everything you read in the papers,’ this phrase has long been used to refer to anything published through print, as in a magazine, book, or on the internet. Today, the wisdom in these words is more important than ever. You really should not believe everything you read! … Read more
Meaning of Idiom ‘Dumb Luck’ When something is attributed to dumb luck, it means that it happened completely by chance without being expected, planned, or deserved. Compare to beginner’s luck. Sentence Examples “I just happened to be in the right place at the right time. It was dumb luck.” “He became an anchor through dumb … Read more