All English idioms and phrases - page 121

Meanings of Middle-way:

idiom

To act in a way that is not extreme and that you consider will cause least harm

Usage examples:

Most parents steer a middle course between strict discipline and letting their kids run wild.

Meanings of Miles:

idiom

Used to say something is much greater or better than something else

Usage examples:

Restaurant food is better by miles/miles better than it used to be 20 years ago.

Meanings of Milk-and-honey:

idiom

A country where living conditions are good and people have the opportunity to make a lot of money

Usage examples:

Many mexicans regard the united states as a land of milk and honey.

Meanings of Millions:

phrase

Numbers between 1,000,000 and 1,000,000,000

Usage examples:

In wealthy areas, homes cost from €750,000 into the millions., her albums sell in the millions., sh…

Meanings of Minors:

phrase

The professional baseball and ice hockey leagues (= groups of teams who play games against each other) that play below the highest level

Usage examples:

He spent five years refining his skills in the minors., he was sent back to the minors due to his i…

Meanings of Miss the boat:

phrase

Be too slow to take advantage of an opportunity.

Usage examples:

People who've been holding off buying anything in case prices drop further could find they've misse…

Meanings of Miss-the-mark:

idiom

To fail to achieve the result that was intended

Usage examples:

Her speech missed the mark and failed to generate the public support she had been hoping for.

Meanings of Missing-in-action:

phrase

A soldier or other member of the armed forces who is missing in action cannot be found after a battle or other military action, so it is not possible to say if they are dead or alive.

Usage examples:

He was reported missing in action., the ceremony honoured those who were missing in action., a form…

Meanings of Mix-up:

idiom

Assemble without order or sense

Meanings of Mix-with:

idiom

Used to say that two things are completely different and it is not sensible to compare them

Usage examples:

The ratio of exports to gdp is very misleading. it compares apples and oranges., you're comparing a…

Meanings of Mockery-of:

idiom

To make something seem stupid or without value

Usage examples:

Behaviour like this makes a mockery of professional sport.

Meanings of Modus-operandi:

idiom

An unvarying or habitual method or procedure

Meanings of Moment-in-time:

phrase

Now

Usage examples:

I can give no information at this precise moment in time., at this moment in time, it's a major con…

Meanings of Moment-of-truth:

idiom

An occasion when something important happens that tests someone or something and that will have an effect on the future

Usage examples:

Lift-off is always the moment of truth for a new rocket.

Meanings of Monday morning quarterback:

idiom

Someone who says how an event or problem should have been dealt with by others after it has already been dealt with

Meanings of Money talks:

idiom

Wealthy people receive special treatment or have more power and influence

Usage examples:

Unfortunately, in this town money talks, and if you don't have money you can forget it.

Meanings of Money to burn:

idiom

To spend a lot of money on things that are not necessary

Usage examples:

I don't know what her job is but she certainly seems to have money to burn.

Meanings of Money-for-jam:

idiom

Money you get for doing something very easy

Usage examples:

Babysitting is money for old rope if the children don't wake up.

Meanings of Money-for-old-rope:

idiom

Money you get for doing something very easy

Usage examples:

Babysitting is money for old rope if the children don't wake up.

Meanings of Monkey-around:

idiom

Do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly

Meanings of Monkey-business:

idiom

Mischievous or dishonest behavior

Meanings of Monkey-wrench-in-the:

idiom

To do something that prevents a plan or activity from succeeding

Usage examples:

The funding for the project was withdrawn so that really threw a monkey wrench in the works.

Meanings of Month-of-sundays:

phrase

A very long period of time.

Usage examples:

No one will find them in a month of sundays

idiom

If you say that something will not happen in a month of sundays, you mean that it is very unlikely to happen

Usage examples:

He's never going to get that finished in a month of sundays!

Meanings of Moorings:

phrase

The ropes or chains that keep a boat from moving away from a particular place

Usage examples:

A number of boats had broken loose from their moorings in the storm., at one point, winds had reach…

Meanings of More money than sense:

idiom

Used to talk about people spending a lot of money on something that you think is unnecessary

Usage examples:

He's just a man who's got more money than sense and no idea what to do with his life., it's a produ…