To Get Away From It All

To Get Away from It All: To leave your home, workplace, or a stressful situation and go somewhere relaxing or peaceful. Example #1 Jim: I ...

Spring Fever

Spring Fever:  A feeling of restlessness and excitement experienced at the beginning of springtime .      Dialogue Teacher: OK everyone. Pl...

Money Doesn't Grow On Trees

Idiom:   Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees ; used as an idiomatic phrase. Example :   “Alex had asked his father to buy him a new Ferrari sports c...

Slip Through One's Fingers

Idiom:   Slip Through One’s Fingers ; used as a verb. Example :   “Even though the police had been thoroughly searching the area, the jewel ...

To settle a score with someone

This is another idiom related to sports that can also be used in many situations.  To settle a score with someone means to “get even” with ...

The Ball is in Your Court

Sports idioms are used quite often in everyday life.  They are most interesting when they are used as analogies for important issues such as...