idioms

  sight unseen (to buy or accept something without seeing it first) Many people buy things online, sight unseen. Some guy was willing to buy my bicycle sight unseen.   envocabulary.com

  know someone by sight (to recognize someone by appearance) I’ve never spoken to her. I only know her by sight. I know most of my neighbors by sight. I have never met them.   envocabulary.com

  fly off the handle  informal (to become very angry) She always flies off the handle when people disagree with her. There’s no need to fly off the handle. I’ll pay for the damage.   envocabulary.com

  no spring chicken (no longer young) Jane is over 40 years old. She is no spring chicken. He must face up to the fact that he is no spring chicken anymore.   envocabulary.com  

  make ends meet (to have enough money to buy things that you need; earn enough money to live on) I work a part-time job to earn enough money to make ends meet. It was not possible to make ends meet on his small salary.   envocabulary.com