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Idioms
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Idioms
All over the place
Language; Idioms
If something is completely disorganised or confused, it is all over the place.
Thin-skinned
Language; Idioms
If somebody is thin-skinned, they are very sensitive to any sort of criticism.
All square
Language; Idioms
If something is all square, nobody has an advantage or is ahead of the others.
On the run
Language; Idioms
If someone is on the run, they are avoiding arrest and hiding from the police.
As the actress said to the bishop
Language; Idioms
(UK) This idiom is used to highlight a sexual reference, deliberate or accidental.
Tears before bedtime
Language; Idioms
(UK) This idiom is used when something seems certain to go wrong or cause trouble.
Take a nosedive
Language; Idioms
When things take a nosedive, they decline very quickly and head towards disaster.
