idioms

  keep your nose clean (to stay out of trouble and behave well) Try to keep your nose clean, or you’ll end up back in jail. Julia is new to that job, so she wants to keep her nose clean.   envocabulary.com

  keep your fingers crossed (wish for a positive outcome) Good luck in your job interview! I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you. Keep your fingers crossed for me; it’s my exam this morning.   envocabulary.com

  royal road (an easy or direct way to achieve something) Practice is the royal road to learning a language well. There is no royal road to success in this business.   envocabulary.com

    on the road (traveling; moving from place to place) I’ve been on the road since Wednesday morning. The band usually spends many months on the road.   envocabulary.com

  voice in the wilderness (someone who expresses a particular opinion that no one believes or listens to) A doctor had warned about the dangers of the disease, but he was a voice in the wilderness. I feel like I have been a voice in the wilderness.   envocabulary.com