 Idioms Beginning With 'V' |
~ V ~
Vale of tears
This vale of tears is the world and the suffering that life brings.
Velvet glove
This idiom is used to describe a person who appears gentle, but is determined and inflexible underneath. ('Iron fist |
| Idioms Beginning With 'W' |
~ W ~
Waiting in the wings
If someone is waiting in the wings, or in the wings, they are in the background, but nearby, ready to act on short notice.
Wake-up call
A wake-up call is a warning of a threat or a challenge |
| Idioms Beginning With 'X' |
~ X ~
X factor
The dangers for people in the military that civilians do not face, for which they receive payment, are known as the X factor.
X marks the spot
This is used to say where something is located or hidden. |
| Idioms Beginning With 'Y' |
~ Y ~
Yah boo sucks
Yah boo & yah boo sucks can be used to show that you have no sympathy with someone.
Yank my chain
If some one says this to another person (i.e. stop yanking my chain) it means for the other per |
| Idioms Beginning With 'Z' |
~ Z ~
Zero hour
The time when something important is to begin is zero hour.
Zero tolerance
If the police have a zero tolerance policy, they will not overlook any crime, no matter how small or trivial.
Zip it |
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