Play both ends against the middle

Idiom

To make two people or groups oppose each other so that you can gain/get an advantage from the situation.

Politicians often play both ends against the middle by bringing up religion into the politics.

Synonyms: Work both ends/sides against the middle.

by Zami Karzai September 02, 2018

Comparo-meter

Noun

Someone who has a habit or tendency to compare people or things.

She seems a comparo-meter to me as she always compares you with her past boyfriends.

by Zami Karzai August 10, 2018

All brawn and no brains

Idiom

Having great power or physical strength but lacking mental acuity or intelligence.

He may have been a good football player in high school, but he was all brawn and no brains, so he didn't get into any colleges.

by Zami Karzai September 01, 2018

Overshoot your goal

Idiom

If you overshoot your goal you achieve more than the goal you assigned to yourself.

If you want to overshoot your goal stop getting complacent!

You must overshoot your English goals to achieve them.

by Zami Karzai August 14, 2018

Take the extreme step

Idiom

To commit suicide

I don't know why people take the extreme step for such a small problem.

by Zami Karzai August 14, 2018

The school of hard knocks

Idiom

To learn something the hard way (by experience)

Idiom

The problem with you is that you've been spoiled your whole life. You haven't had gone through the school of hard knocks to teach you what the world is really like!

I didn't go to college, but I went to the school of hard knocks. I learned everything by experience.

Synonym: The university of life

by Zami Karzai September 14, 2018

Tied to your wife's apron strings

Idiom

To be controlled or dominated by one's wife.

Can you make a decision on your own, or are you tied to your wife's apron strings?

by Zami Karzai September 13, 2018