idioms

  game plan (a plan for winning a match) The players think they can win this match easily if they stick to their game plan. (a strategy for achieving success) They are developing a game plan to eradicate poverty in the area. envocabulary.com

  egg on your face  informal (look stupid) I don’t let you have egg on your face in public. They won the game with a score of 5 to zero and left their opponents with egg on their faces. envocabulary.com

  eat your words (to admit that you were wrong about something) I will make you eat your words. You’ll never get to university, but if you do, I’ll eat my words. envocabulary.com

  make sense (have a clear meaning that you can understand or explain) I don’t get the instructions. It doesn’t make sense. What he says makes no sense. (right to do, rational) It doesn’t make sense to buy expensive things when there are cheaper ones that are just as good. …

  blank check (permission to do whatever you think is necessary) The Congress gives the President a blank check to continue the war. They will give me a blank check to deal with this problem. envocabulary.com