idioms

  a white elephant (something that costs a lot of money but is useless or troublesome) This big desk in my room is really a white elephant to me. If you can’t drive, a car like that would be a white elephant to you. Building a big swimming pool in …

  no holds barred (without any rules or limits) You can say what you like; no holds barred. There will be no holds barred in this wrestle.   envocabulary.com

  holy cow  informal (Used to express surprise or excitement) Holy cow! How did you get up there on the roof? Holy cow, look at the time! We’re too late. Holy cow! I’ve left the tickets at home.   envocabulary.com

  hold it (wait, stop, not to move) Hold it a minute; I’m not quite ready. Hold it! What are you doing? Hold it! Stay there and don’t move!   envocabulary.com

  go ape (become very angry) Your mom will go ape if she finds out you’ve been skipping school. The coach went ape because his team lost the game.   envocabulary.com