idioms

  vale of tears  literary (the world we live in is regarded as a place of suffering) Tom left this vale of tears last year. She lived for seventy years in this vale of tears. envocabulary.com

  vent your spleen (express your anger) She vented her spleen by kicking the car. I would never have expected you to vent your spleen on me. envocabulary.com

  uncharted waters (a situation you have never experienced before and don’t know what might happen) The political party is sailing in uncharted waters. Without these reforms, the country will drift into uncharted waters. This new project is uncharted territory for us. Also: uncharted territory envocabulary.com

  U-turn (a 180-degree turn that a vehicle makes so that it turns back in the direction it came from) The car made a U-turn and headed back west. It’s illegal to make a U-turn at this place.   U-turn  informal (a sudden change of plan, idea, etc.) The angry …

  X-rated (not suitable for people under 18) Your children cannot watch this movie, because it is an X-rated movie. This movie should be X-rated, because it contains sex and violence.     ..