English Idioms and Idiomatic Expressions
Alphabetical List of Idioms - M, page 10
from: 'as much use as a handbrake'
to: 'my way or the highway'
- as much use as a handbrake on a canoe
- This expression refers to something which is completely useless or serves no purpose.
"With no electricity, a refrigerator would be as much use as a handbrake on a canoe!"
- This expression refers to something which is completely useless or serves no purpose.
- muddy the waters
- If you muddy the waters, you make something less clear by giving confusing information.
"I had difficulty understanding, and Alan's explanation just muddied the waters!"
- If you muddy the waters, you make something less clear by giving confusing information.
- mug's game
- An unprofitable or ill-advised activity that only a fool (mug) would do is called a mug's game.
"Spending hours making home-made cakes for a few customers is a mug's game."
- An unprofitable or ill-advised activity that only a fool (mug) would do is called a mug's game.
- mum's the word
- To say 'mum's the word' means that the subject or plan is a secret and must not be revealed.
"We're planning a surprise birthday party, so mum's the word - OK?"
- To say 'mum's the word' means that the subject or plan is a secret and must not be revealed.
- murder something
- If you say that you could murder something, such as food or drink, you mean that you want it very much.
"I'm so hot and thirsty I could murder a cool drink!"
- If you say that you could murder something, such as food or drink, you mean that you want it very much.
- be murder
- If something is murder, it is very difficult or uncomfortable.
"The journey home through the storm was absolute murder!"
- If something is murder, it is very difficult or uncomfortable.
- get away with murder
- Someone who gets away with murder can do something
unacceptable without being punished or reprimanded.
"Some parents let their kids get away with murder."
- Someone who gets away with murder can do something
unacceptable without being punished or reprimanded.
- Murphy's law
- Referring to Murphy's law expresses a sentiment of bad luck and the idea that if anything can go wrong, it will.
"We've tried to prepare for every possible incident, but remember Murphy's law ...!"
- Referring to Murphy's law expresses a sentiment of bad luck and the idea that if anything can go wrong, it will.
- face the music
- If you have to face the music, you have to accept the unpleasant consequences of your actions.
"The boy was caught stealing. Now he has to face the music!"
- If you have to face the music, you have to accept the unpleasant consequences of your actions.
- music to your ears
- If something is music to your ears, the information that you receive makes you feel very happy.
"His compliments were music to my ears."
- If something is music to your ears, the information that you receive makes you feel very happy.
- mutton dressed as lamb
- This expression refers to a middle-aged woman who tries to look younger by dressing in clothes designed for younger people.
"The style doesn't suit Betty - it has a mutton-dressed-as-lamb effect on her!"
- This expression refers to a middle-aged woman who tries to look younger by dressing in clothes designed for younger people.
- my way or the highway
- If you say to someone 'it's my way or the highway', you are
telling them that either they accept to do as you say or they leave the project.
"You don't have much choice when someone says: 'it's my way or the highway.'!"
- If you say to someone 'it's my way or the highway', you are
telling them that either they accept to do as you say or they leave the project.
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