VOCABULARY - IDIOMS
Idioms about names
Idioms about names
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before you can say Jack Robinson
Meaning: very quickliy.
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Benjamin of the family
Meaning: This regers to the youngest child of the family.
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Bob's your uncle
Meaning: Said to mean "No problem", "the solution is simple", "there you have it"
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by the name of
Meaning: called.
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call someone names
Meaning: to call someone by unpleasant, abusive or insulting names.
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Captain Obvious
Meaning: conversation to draw attention to a self-evident fact.
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every Tom, Dick and Harry
Meaning: said about something that is common knowledge to everybody.
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for Pete's sake
Meaning: used to expresses frustration, exasperation, annoyance.
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Freudian slip
Meaning: to a mistake in speech that shows what the speaker is truly thinking.
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go by the name
Meaning: to be known by a specific name, a name that is not your real name.
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I can't put a name to someone
Meaning: said when you can't remmeber someone's name.
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in name only
Meaning: nominally, not essentially.
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It has someone's name on it
Meaning: said about somthing that belongs to someone or meant for someone.
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jack-of-all-trades
Meaning: said about someone who is able to do many things.
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Jekyll and Hyde
Meaning: to someone having a dual personality, one side of which is good and the other evil.
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Joe Bloggs
Meaning: an average typical man.
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John Hancock
Meaning: a person's signature.
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keep up with the Joneses
Meaning:
- To try to match your possessions, lifestyle, or social status to that of your neighbors or peers.
- To engage in unnecessary spending or activities to impress others.
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name is mud
Meaning: they are in trouble, disgraced, or discredited.
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Nervous Nellie
Meaning: A person who is overly anxious or easily frightened.
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not be short of a bob or two
Meaning: to have a lot of money.
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patience of Job
Meaning: to have a great amount of patience.
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patient as Job
Meaning: very patient.
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Walter Mitty
Meaning: A person, generally quite ordinary with unexceptional qualities, who is prone to fantastic daydreaming of personal triumphs.
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you name it
Meaning: anything you say or choose or whatever you can think of.