English Idioms and Expressions 

Idioms: Description of Places, Things and Events-2
from:  'dead as doornail'  to: 'free-for-all'

• (as) dead as a doornail
  • The expression 'dead as a doornail'  is used to stress that something is very definitely dead or no longer exists.
    "They've started fighting again, so the peace agreement is now as dead as a doornail."
    
    
• dog and pony show
  • A dog and pony show  is a marketing event or presentation which has plenty of style but not much content, and is essentielly designed to promote sales.
    "Our investors are well-informed businessmen who don't need a dog and pony show to impress them."
    
    
• dog's breakfast
  • To describe something as a dog's breakfast means that it is a complete mess.
    "The new secretary made a dog's breakfast out of the filing system."
    
    
• doggie bag / doggy bag
  • A bag provided by a restaurant so that you can take the leftover food home with you is called a doggie (or doggy)bag.
    "The portions were so big that we decided to ask for a doggie bag."
    
    
• (suits you) down to the ground
  • If something suits you down to the ground, it suits you perfectly or entirely, often because it is convenient for you.
    "The arrangement suits me down to the ground."
    
    
• fait accompli
  • This French expression refers to something that has been done and cannot be changed.
    "He used his savings to buy a motorbike and then presented his parents with a fait accompli."
    
    
• fall between two stools
  • If something falls between two stools, it is neither totally one thing nor another, and is therefore unsatisfactory.
    "The book didn't sell because it fell between two stools. It appealed neither to historians nor to the general public."
    
    
• few and far between
  • Items, places or events which are few and far between are rarely found or do not happen very often.
    "Restaurants in this part of the country are few and far between."
    
    
• (of the) first water
  • Something that is of the first water  is of the finest or most exceptional quality (like being compared to a diamond).
    "The violinist gave a performance that was of the first water."
    
    
• fit the bill
  • If someone or something fits the bill, they are exactly right for a particular situation.
    "They wanted a quiet place to stay, and the country inn fitted the bill."
    
    
• fit like a glove
  • If something fits like a glove, it fits you perfectly.
    "I was lucky! The first skirt I tried on fitted me like a glove!"
    
    
• fit for purpose
  • Something that is suitable for a particular function and is fully operational is said to be fit for purpose.
    "The mayor promised that the new leisure centre would be ready on time and fit for purpose."
    
    
• flag of convenience
  • If a ship, boat or yacht sails under a flag of convenience, it is registered in a foreign country in order to avoid regulations and taxes, and reduce operating costs.
    
    
• fly-by-night
  • A fly-by-nightperson, business or venture is considered untrustworthy because they operate briefly and disappear overnight
    "I bought it in one of those fly-by-night stores and now I can't exchange it. The place has closed down."
    
    
• for the birds
  • If you describe something as for the birds, you consider it to be uninteresting, useless or not to be taken seriously.
    "As far as I'm concerned, his theory is for the birds."
    
    
• free-for-all
  • The term 'free-for-all'  refers to an uncontrolled situation such as a discussion, argument or fight where everyone present can do or say whatever they like.
    "It started as a serious debate but turned into a free-for-all."