idioms

mind idioms   a meeting of the minds (a situation in which people have the same ideas and opinions and find it easy to agree with each other) I hope both parties will have a meeting of minds, not a battle of wills. After hours of fierce negotiation, they finally …

  far cry form (completely different) His life as a football star is a far cry from the poverty of his childhood. Her last statement was a far cry from her first story. (long distance) The village is a far cry from here.   envocabulary.com

  a knuckle sandwich  informal (a punch in the mouth) Tell me the truth before I give you a knuckle sandwich. You’ll get a knuckle sandwich if you don’t stop shouting.     envocabulary.com

  know which side the bread is buttered (on) (to know how to treat someone in order to get what you want) I know which side my bread is buttered on, so I always try to please our customers. John is rude to his father. He doesn’t know which side …

    make a beeline for (to go directly toward) He was late and had to make a beeline for his classroom. We made a beeline for the food immediately after we arrived.   envocabulary.com