idioms

  from rags to riches (from being poor to being very rich) In this business, you can go from rags to riches. After Mike won the lottery, he went from rags to riches.     envocabulary.com

    put your best foot forward (try to do something very well) I’m sure if you put your best foot forward, you will succeed. I have to put my best foot forward during the interview.   envocabulary.com

  your ears must be burning  informal (to feel that people are talking about you behind your back) Everyone was just talking about you, Jane. Your ears must be burning. Paul and I were talking about you last night. – No wonder my ears were burning!   envocabulary.com

  elephant in the room (a serious problem that everyone is aware of, but no one wants to talk about) Let’s talk about the elephant in the room called the economy first. There was a big elephant in the room, and they simply chose to ignore it.   envocabulary.com

  pie in the sky (something pleasant that is very unlikely to happen) Political promises are mostly pie in the sky. His dream to become a superstar was just a pie in the sky.   envocabulary.com