A breath of fresh

A breath of fresh air
A new, fresh and imaginative approach, a change that feels good.

The prime minister says that the country needs a breath of fresh air.

Idioms of The day

a contract out on

a contract that pays to have

someone killed

There's a contract out on Mike. The boss

doesn't like him.

a coon's age 

many years, a dog's age 

We haven't been out to the coast in a coon's

age. It's been years.

a crash course 

a short course that has the

main facts and skills

He took a crash course in cooking and bought a

cafe.

Idiom of the day

a close shave 

very close to serious injury or death

The old man described his fight with the bear as

a close shave.

a clutch hitter (baseball)

a batter who hits when runners

are on base

Joe's a clutch hitter. He's batting .431 with runners on base.

a common thread

an idea or theme that is similar

to others

There's a common thread in most of Berton's

stories.

Idiom of the Day

a cut above 

superior, better 

A scholar's work is a cut above. It's superior to

the others.

a cut-up 

a joker, a person who tells

jokes and has fun

When Marsha goes to a party she's a real cutup

- a lot of fun.

Idiom of the day

buy that

believe that, eat that 
He says he went to see his friends at the park. I
can buy that.

Idiom of the day

buy a round
buy a drink for everyone at the table, 
this one is on me
When Gina was born, I bought a round for the
team. Every player had a drink to honor our
baby.

buy into
believe and support, agree to
support, come onside
He will buy into our plan if the money goes to
needy children.

buy out buy a business and all the
inventory
We knew his business was in debt, so we
offered to buy him out.

Idiom of the Day

button hole you
stop you and talk to you, corner
you and bore you
At the meeting, A buttonholed me and asked
me to vote Reform.

Idiom of the day

button your lip

do not tell anyone,

your lip about the speeding ticket. Don't

tell Dad

Idiom of the day

butter wouldn't melt in his
mouth
he is very calm and clear, he
has an air of innocence, cool,
smooth talker

When he's talking to voters, butter wouldn't melt
in his mouth.

Idiom of the Day

butter up 

be nice to, suck up to 

Butter him up before you ask to borrow his car.

Some Importent Idioms

cabin fever

feeling depressed because you

have to stay inside.

After three weeks of cold weather we all had

cabin fever.

cackleberries

eggs, chicken eggs Look! 

This hen laid five cackleberries!

call a spade a spade 

say it in plain language; the

straight goods.

Kris will report the facts. She's not afraid to call

a spade a spade.

call attention 

to ask you to read or notice, draw

attention to.

I would like to call attention to the student

parking problem