Use in a sentence: I do my homework once in a blue moon.
Betydning: To spoil things for people
English idiom: Rain on someone's parade
Use in a sentence: Mom rained on our parade by grounding us.
Betydning: Just as bad as oneself
English idiom: It takes one to know one
Use in a sentence: You call me a jerk, but it takes one to know one.
Betydning: The golden rule
English idiom: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you
Use in a sentence: Don’t be mean to her, remember to do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Betydning: When ignoring others
English idiom: Give someone the cold shoulder
Use in a sentence: We have been friends for years, but now she is giving me the cold shoulder.
Betydning: To barely make it
English idiom: By the skin of your teeth
Use in a sentence: I passed the exam by the skin of my teeth.
Betydning: Worst situation possible
English idiom: A perfect storm
Use in a sentence: Everything went wrong today; it was like a perfect storm.
Betydning: Postpone an arrangement
English idiom: Take a rain check
Use in a sentence: I’ll take a rain check on the party tonight, I have lots of homework.
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