idioms

  break bread with someone (have a meal with someone) He received an invitation to break bread with his old enemy. Do come around and break bread with us some time. envocabulary.com

  best thing since sliced bread (the best person or thing ever) I believe the internet is the best thing since sliced bread. My father doesn’t approve of my new boyfriend, but my mother considers him the best thing since sliced bread. Wow! This car is the best thing since …

zero in on something zero in on something (to direct your full attention to) He helped me zero in on my problems with math. Major newspapers and television channels have zeroed in on his private life. (to aim a gun or camera at) I managed to grab the gun and …

zero tolerance (a way of applying the law very strictly so that people who break it, even in a very small way, are punished severely.) This county has a zero-tolerance policy on drug trafficking. The police announced that there would be zero tolerance for drunk driving.   envocabulary.com

zero-sum game (a game in which you can win only what another person loses) This kind of business is a zero-sum game because someone gains what the other loses. I know with absolute certainty that the project will succeed, and it’s not a zero-sum game.   envocabulary.com