List: idiomatic expression
Expressions, words, or phrases that have a figurative meaning conventionally understood by native speakers.
idiomatic expression expression
- great vigor, tremendous energy, forceful enough to knock down birds in flight
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to give one's everything, to make one's best effort, to be enthused, to put your back into it
idiomatic expression colloquial expression
- like water off a duck's back, urine on a frog's face
idiomatic expression expression noun noun (generic)
- something easy to do, cinch
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to nod off (while sitting), to doze off, to row a boat
idiomatic expression expression suru verb verb (generic)
- to harm oneself as a result of trying to harm someone else, to cut off one's nose to spite one's face, to spit at the sky
idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to understand everything from only one part, to be perceptive, to be quick to understand, to be quick on the uptake
idiomatic expression expression
- come hell or high water, no matter what happens, even if rain or spears should fall
idiomatic expression expression
- come hell or high water, no matter what happens, even if rain or spears should fall
idiomatic expression expression
- (with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick), irresistible force