English Vocabulary

  hammer and tongs (to do something with all your energy) When Jane starts a job, she goes at it hammer and tongs. The runners were going at it hammer and tongs.   (to argue fiercely) The husband and wife were arguing hammer and tongs last night.     envocabulary.com

    give someone a leg up (to help someone achieve something) Speaking English gave me a leg up on getting a job. We’ve got some information that might give you a leg up.   (to hold your hands together for someone to use them as a step while climbing up …

water a clear, thin liquid that falls as rain and is used for drinking and washing. It has no color, taste, or smell and forms the seas, lakes, rivers, etc.   coffee a hot, dark brown drink made from the roasted and ground bean-like seeds.   tea a hot brown …

  clean as a whistle (very clean, spotless) I want you to get this car as clean as a whistle. The food was good, and the kitchen was clean as a whistle.   (innocent of wrongdoing) John is as clean as a whistle and has no criminal record.       …

  whistle in the dark (pretend you are relaxed and not afraid) I whistle in the dark just to cheer myself up. Tom appears to be relaxed, but he might just be whistling in the dark.     envocabulary.com