All Idioms

to the letter

Meaning: Following instructions or rules with complete accuracy, without any deviation.

Example: She followed the recipe to the letter and the cake turned out perfect. Read more ➺

throw under the bus

Meaning: Sacrifice someone else to avoid blame or protect oneself, often in a deceitful or disloyal way.

Example: When the project failed, Lisa threw Mark under the bus to save her job. Read more ➺

laissez faire

Meaning: Allows the economy to run with little or no government control.

Example: The new president promoted a laissez-faire approach to boost private sector growth. Read more ➺

smoke and mirrors

Meaning: Irrelevant or misleading details intended to obscure the truth of a situation.

Example: The politician's speech was just smoke and mirrors to distract from the real issues. Read more ➺

chef’s kiss

Meaning: An expression of perfection or high quality, often shown by kissing the fingertips.

Example: The final scene of the movie was chef's kiss — absolutely flawless. Read more ➺

delulu with no solulu

Meaning: Used to mock someone who is overly hopeful without any real plan.

Example: The startup pitch was all delulu with no solulu—big dreams but no business model. Read more ➺

and all that jazz

Meaning: And other things like that.

Example: We packed sandwiches, drinks, sunscreen, and all that jazz for the beach trip. Read more ➺

take a knock

Meaning: Suffer a setback or experience a decline in success, reputation or confidence.

Example: After the scandal, the politician's reputation took a knock in the media. Read more ➺

kettle of fish

Meaning: A messy, confusing, or troublesome situation.

Example: After the team leader quit unexpectedly, it left us with a fine kettle of fish right before the deadline. Read more ➺

for keeps

Meaning: Forever or permanently – Refers to something intended to last or remain indefinitely, with no plan of reversal or return.

Example: After years of dating, they finally got married for keeps. Read more ➺