Halloween idioms!

Idiom: For love nor money

Idiom: At the end of your tether

Example: By six o'clock after a busy day I'm at the end of my tether.

Idiom: Paint the town red

Example: I can’t wait to go out with my best friend and paint the town red!

Idiom: Hit they hay/sack

Example: I am really tired after all that exercise. I am going to hit the sack/hay.

Idiom: A heavy cross to bear

Example: When Nancy's husband passed away, she was left with quite a cross to bear having to raise four children on her own.

Idiom: Be alive and kicking

Example: John's completely recovered; he's alive and kicking.

Idiom: Don't give two hoots

Example: I don't give two hoots about making money, I just want to do something with my life that makes life better for others. 

Idiom: Cost an arm and a leg

Example: The show is excellent, but the tickets cost an arm and a leg.

Idiom: Call a spade a spade

Example: Parents are often reluctant to see any faults in their children. It is always better to call a spade a spade rather than spoiling the children with this behaviour.

Idiom: Have a whale of a time

Example: We had a whale of a time on our holiday in the USA.

Idiom: A good egg

Example: I think most people would say I am a pretty good egg.

Idiom: January belt-tightening

Idiom: Ring in the New Year

Idiom: Don't get your tinsel in a tangle

Example: Don’t get your tinsel in a tangle. He’s only here for the party.

Idiom: Your eyes pop out of your head

Example: When she saw the amount written on the cheque, her eyes nearly popped out of her head.

Idiom: As a rule of thumb

Example: As a rule of thumb, I don't eat food that smells badly.

Idiom: Play second fiddle

Example: I'm tired of playing second fiddle to John. I'm better trained than he, and I have more experience. I shouldn't always play second fiddle.

Idiom: Hung out to dry

Example: Right before the company went bankrupt, they sold all of their stock, thereby leaving everyone else there hung out to dry

Idiom: Match made in heaven

Example: I hope Lily and Anne get married soon. They are really a match made in heaven.