English Idioms (2014-08-10 05:53:56)
An idiom is a phrase where the words together have a meaning that is different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words, which can make idioms hard for ESL students and learners to understand.'Fine-tooth comb'
If you examine or search something with a fine-tooth comb, you do it very thoroughly or carefully.
('Fine-toothed comb' is also used.) To search very carefully is to search with a fine-toothed comb.
'Cool your Jets'
If someone is angry or unsettled, telling them to cool their jets means they should calm down.
'Out of the goodness of your heart'
If you do something out of the kindess of your heart, you do because you are kind, not for any benefit or out of duty.
('Out of the kindness of your heart' is also used.)
'Nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs'
This means that someone is very nervous or jumpy.
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