To know something like the back of your hand is not the only English idiom that refers to the back of one’s hand. But these idioms are surprisingly unrelated. To ‘give (or show) someone the back of your hand‘ means to reject them or show contempt for them; to be unimpressed with a person or … Read more
Meaning of Idiom ‘Run Back’ (Phrasal Verb) Meaning 1: To return to someplace, such as home or work, briefly for some specific purpose. Also, to run something back, meaning to return an item to a place or person quickly. Examples Of Use “I need to run back home to pick up my wallet.” “Do you … Read more
Also: go behind someone’s back Meaning of Idiom ‘Behind Someone’s Back’ If you do something behind someone’s back, you do it without them being present and without them knowing, in a way that is unfair, unkind, or dishonest; to act secretly or deceptively in a way that goes against someone else’s expectations, wishes, or authority. … Read more
Meaning of the English Idioms ‘Back Street’ and ‘Back Alley’ A back street is a small quiet street in an older or poorer part of town; a street away from the main part of town; a less prominent or inferior location; a dark out of the way street where illegal dealings or clandestine meetings take … Read more
Meaning of Idiom ‘Back in the Day’ Back in the day refers to a time in the past, especially a period of time that the speaker remembers fondly; some unspecified time ago. ,, The idiom back in the day is easily confused with back in the days, making users think the two are interchangeable. However, the … Read more
Also used: Get the monkey off one’s back Meaning of Idiom ‘Monkey On Your (or one’s) Back’ To have a monkey on your (or one’s) back means to have a problem or burden that is hard to solve and which lasts for a long time; a vexing emotional problem that makes one’s life difficult; a … Read more
Meaning of Idiom ‘Like Water off a Duck’s Back’ Usually applied to criticism or insults, to say that something is like water off a duck’s back means that it does not affect someone at all and that they do not appear to notice or care. Want to see more videos from Idioms.Online? Subscribe to … Read more
Meaning of Idiom ‘Give the Shirt Off One’s Back’ To give (someone) the shirt off one’s (your, his, her) back is to give anything or everything you have; to be extremely generous and helpful; to be willing to sacrifice to help others. , Want to see more videos from Idioms.Online? Subscribe to our YouTube … Read more
An expression in use since at least the 1920’s. Meaning of Idiom ‘Backseat Driver Idiom’ A backseat driver is a person who insists on telling the driver what to do, how to drive, what roads to take, etc., regardless if the driver wants the advice or not. This expression refers to said person being annoying. … Read more
Meaning of Idiom ‘To Backfire (on someone)’ When a plot, plan, project, situation, or idea backfires, unexpectedly produces a bad result that harms the person carrying out the plot, plan, idea, etc.; a failure that results in an undesired result; to have the opposite result from what was intended. Sentence Examples “The company’s plan to … Read more