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Fit As A Fiddle

Chronicled By Jimmy / 27th Jan 2025 /

MEANING: To be very healthy and full of energy.

Today we deep dive why when we say you are fit as a fiddle We are really saying, you look very healthy and full of energy. We will also see todays usage of this idiom and explore other idiom like fit as a fiddle.

Bust A Gut

Chronicled By Jimmy / 20th Jan 2025 /

MEANING: To work very hard or make a big effort to achieve something.

Today we deep dive why when we say you bust a gut We are really saying, you made a big effort to achieve something. We will also see todays usage of this idiom and explore other idiom like bust a gut.

Snowed Under

Chronicled By Jimmy / 6th Jan 2025 /

MEANING: To be overwhelmed, especially by something that is beyond one's capacity to deal with.

Today we deep dive why when we say you are snowed under We are really saying, you are extremely overwhelmed. We will also see todays usage of this idiom and explore other idiom like snowed under.

No Pain No Gain

Chronicled By Jimmy / 6th Jan 2025 /

MEANING: Suffering is necessary in order to achieve something.

Today we deep dive why when we say no pain no gain We are really saying, Suffering is necessary in order to achieve something. We will also see todays usage of this idiom and explore other idiom like no pain no gain.

Use Your Noggin

Chronicled By Jimmy / 30th Dec 2024 /

MEANING: To think carefully or to use one's mind.

Today we deep dive why when we say use your noggin. We are really saying, To think carefully or to use one's mind. We will also see todays usage of this idiom and explore other idiom like use your noggin.

Wild Goose Chase

Chronicled By Jimmy / 23rd Dec 2024 /

MEANING: To search completely unsuccessful because the person or thing being searched for does not exist.

Today we deep dive why when we say you are on a wild goose chase. We are really saying, you are unsuccessful because the person or thing being searched for does not exist. We will also see todays usage of this idiom and explore other idiom like wild goose chase.

Drop The Ball

Chronicled By Jimmy / 16th Dec 2024 /

MEANING: Make an error or miss an opportunity.

Today we deep dive why when we say you drop the ball. We are really saying, you made an error or missed an opportunity. We will also see todays usage of this idiom and explore other idiom like drop the ball.

Quick And Dirty

Chronicled By Jimmy / 9nd Dec 2024 /

MEANING: Expedient and effective but not without flaws or unwanted side effects.

Today we deep dive why when we say you competed something quick and dirty. We are really saying, you completed the task. But not without flaws or unwanted side effects. We will also see todays usage of this idiom and explore other idiom like quick and dirty.

Vanish In Thin Air

Chronicled By Jimmy / 2nd Dec 2024 /

MEANING: To disappear completely in a way that is mysterious.

Today we deep dive why when we say that it vanished in this air. We are really saying, it disappear completely in a way that is mysterious. We will also see todays usage of this idiom and explore other idiom like vanish in thin air.

On The Ball

Chronicled By Jimmy / 25th Nov 2024 /

MEANING: To be alert and aware of what is happening.

Today we deep dive why when we say that you on the ball. We are really saying, you are alert and aware of what is happening. We will also see todays usage of this idiom and explore other idiom like on the ball.