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ENGLISH IDIOMS & IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS
(idioms used in
everyday conversational English, with their meaning)
ARMS - ELBOW
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Idiom |
Meaning |
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Arms |
| Arm of the law |
This expression refers to the extent to which
the authority or power
of the law extends.
"He fled to South America hoping to escape the arm of the law." |
| Cost an arm and
a leg |
If something costs an arm and a leg,
it is very expensive!
"The new house cost us an arm and a leg, but we have no regrets." |
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Give your right
arm |
If you say "I'd give my right arm for that", you mean
that you want
it a lot and would do almost anything to obtain it.
"I'd give my right arm to have a apartment on Central Park." |
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Up in arms |
If you are up in arms
about something, you are very angry.
"The population was up in arms over the demolition of the
old theatre." |
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At arm's length |
If you keep someone at arm's length, you do not
allow yourself to
become too friendly with them.
"It's not easy to become friends with Sophie; she tends to keep
everyone
at arm's length." |
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Elbow |
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More power to your elbow! |
This is said to express praise or encouragement to someone for doing
something.
"I've left my job and I'm going to work free-lance from now on."
"Well,
more power to your elbow!" |
| Use elbow
grease : |
If you
use elbow grease, you need energy and strength to do
physical
work such as cleaning or polishing.
"It took a considerable amount of elbow grease to
renovate the house." |
| Elbow
room |
If you need
some elbow room, you need more space to move.
"We shared a small office where neither of us had enough elbow room." |
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