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Idioms |
Meaning |
Example |
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Donkey's years |
A very long time. |
I've been doing this job for donkey’s years. |
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Top banana |
leader, boss, the chief person in a group, the head of a project |
I don't know when we'll finish, ask Jack, he's the top banana here. |
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Bad apple |
Troublemaker, criminal |
He's a real bad apple. If I were you, I wouldn't let my daughter keep in touch with him. |
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Puppy love |
Temporary infatuation between young people |
I know you think you two will be together forever, but it's just puppy love. You need to focus on your schoolwork |
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To pig out |
to eat a lot very quickly |
After the marathon, the runners pigged out at a dinner buffet. |
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Finger lickin good |
extremely tasty |
My mom makes the best steak! It's finger lickin’ good! |
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Big cheese |
An important and influential person |
Do you know Peter? He's a big cheese at the company, he may help you get a job. |
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Bob's your uncle |
This idiom is a catch phrase used when ’everything is alright’ and means that something will be done, sorted or successful. |
You want to go to the market? Go straight on until you reach the main road, take the first right, and Bob's your uncle — you're there! |