Top 50 Idioms

easily and quickly earned money.

"they were seen as more eager to make a quick buck"

without limit or reservation.

"I'm with you all the way"

(of two or more people) very close or friendly; sharing secrets.

"he and Auntie Lou were as thick as thieves"

show no surprise or concern.

"when he told me what he'd done, I didn't bat an eye"

have a lot of varied experience and understanding of the world.

"look, I've been around, I know what happens with kids like you"

angry or agitated.

"he'd changed a few things around, and Glen was a little bent out of shape about it"

no longer having the correct or original form or contours.

"the front wheel of the bicycle was all out of shape"

(of a person) in poor physical condition; unfit.

"he was overweight and out of shape"

outside the bounds of acceptable behaviour.

"the language my father used was beyond the pale"

have other or more important matters to attend to.

"the police and courts have bigger fish to fry"

a general view from above.

"at this vantage point it's possible to have a bird's-eye view"

a bank check with the amount left for the payee to fill in.