the benefit of the doubt

Meaning | Synonyms regards a person as innocent unless confirmed otherwise to be judged innocent, unless the conviction is proved to treat a person …

turn a blind eye

Meaning | Synonyms deliberately overlook to intentionally ignore something ignoring the objectionable affair of someone or something to disregard someone/something and pretend to be …

bark up the wrong tree or be barking up the wrong tree

Meaning waste one’s efforts by pursuing the wrong thing or path to make a wrong choice make …

rock the boat

Meaning: do or say something causes problem. Example: The government asked the Prime Minister not to take firm action on protesters as it certainly doesn’t want anything …

bear the brunt of

Meaning | Synonyms to be bearing the main force that came from a blow to absorb the attack take the main force, often of …

let bygones be bygones

Meaning what’s done is done don’t worry about the past, especially past mistakes or grievances to forget past differences and conflicts let the unpleasant …

burn the candle at both the ends

Meaning exhaust someone’s energies or resources by leading a hectic life to engage in an activity, usually work related, from early …

burn the midnight oil

Meaning work long hours and hard to be working until late in the night to work very hard and for long hours into the …

bury head in the sand

Meaning: refuse to think about an unpleasant situation, hoping that it will improve so that you will not have to deal with it. …

have a bee in bonnet

Meaning be possessed with one thought or scheme to be obsessed with an idea Example Sentences The man has a real bee in …

go by the book

Meaning do things strictly according to the written rules, etc. according to the rules and norms to strictly follow the applicable guidelines to do …

build bridges

Meaning to foster good relationships to support friendly relations between hostile groups help to restore a friendly relationship after a disagreement improve relationships between people who …

backhanded compliment

Meaning: ambiguous statement – one that can be taken as a compliment, but which might also be seen as an insult. Example: She told him that …

a can of worms

Meaning to get into something that is messy, has problems and is unwanted something that is complicated and involves a lot of hassle (to …