idioms

  eye candy  informal (something attractive to look at but not useful or important) That piece of furniture at the garage sale was nothing but eye candy. Eye candy describes something that looks really good but does not serve a useful purpose. envocabulary.com

  as quiet as a mouse (very quiet, making absolutely no noise) John was as quiet as a mouse; I didn’t know that he was there. She crept out of the house, quiet as a mouse. envocabulary.com

  as poor as a church mouse (very poor, having no money at all) John has no money to spend. He is as poor as a church mouse. I am not going to borrow money from Tim. He is as poor as a church mouse. envocabulary.com

  burn a hole in your pocket (make you want to spend the money you have in your pocket as soon as possible) I saved money for a rainy day, but it started burning a hole in my pocket. If you have money burning a hole in your pocket, you …

  get away with murder  informal (do something very bad without being caught or punished) Parents of this age let their children get away with murder. His wealth allowed him to literally get away with murder. We would not stand back and let those criminals get away with murder. envocabulary.com