idioms

  Johnny-on-the-spot  US informal (someone who is at hand and ready to help) The storehouse was on fire, and there I was, Johnny-on-the-spot, putting out the fire. I have a flat tire, and I need you here, Johnny-on-the-spot. envocabulary.com

  jack of all trades (someone who is good at many kinds of work or business) Tim is a jack of all trades, and he has had many different jobs. My father is a jack of all trades; he can do plumbing, gardening, cooking, and so on. envocabulary.com

  call of nature humorous  (to urinate or defecate) Excuse me for a minute; I must answer a call of nature before we leave. There was no bathroom, so he disappeared behind the bushes to answer the call of nature. Please stop the car somewhere; I need to answer the …

  gut feeling (inner sense, a feeling based on intuition) I have a gut feeling that this year is going to be a good one. My gut feeling was that Tim was a good person. She had a gut feeling there was something seriously wrong. envocabulary.com

    rain cats and dogs  informal (rain very hard) The sky suddenly went dark, and it started to rain cats and dogs. They had to cancel the match, because it was raining cats and dogs. envocabulary.com