English idioms with definitions and examples

a man of action,
a man who is inclined to act first rather than think about things and discuss them.
Bill is really a man of action. Since he arrived at the top of the association, he has done so many things.

a man of few words,
(also a woman of few words) a man who doesn't speak much. A man of action
He is a man of few words. But when he speaks, he makes a lot of sense.

a little bird told me,
said when you don't want reveal the source of your information.
"How did you know the news?" "Oh, a little bird told me."

add fuel to the fire,
(also add fuel to the flames) to make a problem worse; to say or do something that makes a bad situation worse.
Don't add fuel to the fire by laughing at him. He is furious about what you have

ball of fire,
a person who is especially hard-working, high-achieving, ambitious, or active.
They say he is a real ball of fire. He has already demonstrated his wish to climb

bank on,
to expect something or rely on.
Can I bank on your friend's predictions about the stock market?

be dead in the water,
said when something has no chance of succeeding or of making any progress.
Our projects will be dead in the water if we don't have a good plan.

be in black and white,
(also be down in black and white) to be written down.
My conditions to accept the job were in black and white in the contract
be in deep water,
to be in serious trouble.
The government is in deep water because of its plans for tax increases.

behind closed doors,
in private; in one's private life.
What you do with your partners behind closed doors is none of my business.
big mouth,
said about someone who tend to say things which are meant to be kept secret.
He is such a big mouth.He told them every thing.

call it a day,
to stop working for the rest of the day.
Why don't we call it a day? I'm really tired.

call someone names,
to call someone by unpleasant, abusive or insulting names.
because he called his teacher names, Bill was punished
carry the ball,
to take charge and control of an activity and be considered reliable enough to do a job.
He can't carry the ball. He isn't reliable.

come from behind,
to win after being in a losing position in a game.
The young boxer came from behind to beat the world champion.

thank you for these efforts

YOU ARE WELCOME

I like that

a little bird told me,

good job

and welcome with us

THANKS MY FRIEND