My idioms

posted on 30 Mar 2009 11:13 by smallarea

“Into thin air” means to completely disappear. This idiom is often preceded by the verb “vanish”. The opposite meaning of this idiom is “out of thin air”. For example. the magician made a rabbit appear “out of thin air”.

 “Join the club” is a phrase used to expresses sympathy for a common, unpleasant experience. You want to let another person know that they are not alone in their dissatisfaction.

 “make a clean breast” of something means to confess a secret fully. In this case, “clean breast” means to “bare one’s heart”. People once considered the breast to be the place where private feelings and secrets reside.

 “Enough is enough” means a person has done something excessively, usually past the point of being satisfied. You say “enough is enough” when you think the person should stop. It’s often used when someone can no longer tolerate another person’s behavior. “Tommy, enough is enough! If you don’t stop hitting your sister I’m going to send you to your room without dinner!”

 etc.

When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown in to the sea. 

~ Just enough to fuck me up again and again. 

 

smallarea