no picnic

Meaning used to express that an activity or action is not fun not an easy task to undertake or perform an event or an activity is …

jump to conclusions,also, leap to conclusions

Meaning to predict a situation without having sufficient information to have a premature estimation or judgement hurriedly to make (a foolish) decision …

too close for comfort

Meaning to be very close to something dangerous or unwelcoming dangerously or uncomfortably near to be so near to you that you feel anxious …

bare bones

Meaning most basic and important elements or facts not detailed but only basic or essential facts of something the basic framework and structure of something containing …

the buck stops here

Variants the buck stops with the buck ends with

Meaning The responsibility for a situation or a problem with somebody. The saying “The buck …

pass the buck

Meaning passing blame to another person shift the responsibility for something to someone else appoint someone else to be in charge of something hold someone …

recharge one’s batteries

Meaning take a break or holiday to relax and regain one’s vim and vigour regain your strength and energy by resting and relaxing for a …

in cold blood

Meaning in a cruel way and without pity or other emotion in a deliberately unfeeling manner heartless without remorse unemotionally calculated cold-hearted Example Sentences One …

all hell will let loose

Meaning a situation suddenly becomes noisy and violent, usually with a lot of people arguing or fighting describes and outlines what usually happens …

bury the hatchet

Meaning to stop fighting or arguing or to end old resentments make peace and end a quarrel, settle one’s differences to become friends again refers …

go out on a limb

Meaning do or say something that is different from most other people get into a position where others do not support you take …

close call

Meaning a narrow escape from disaster refers to narrowly avoiding a situation of events that are often dangerous being able to escape something bad and harmful …

burst the bubble, also, the bubble burst

Meaning the sudden end of a very happy or successful period to disapprove of someone’s beliefs about something breaking one’s delusions and …

hit the roof

Meaning experience sudden anger express extreme annoyance lose your temper or become enraged/infuriated. prices increasing sharply Example Sentences Jake’s parents are going to hit the …