The calm before the storm
Idiom: The calm before the storm Example 1: It was just before the department store was to open on “Black Friday,” the biggest shopping day of the year. The store was very quiet, but the sales clerks knew this was just the calm before the storm.As soon as the doors open, there will be hundreds of customers […]
To bomb something
Idiom: to bomb something Context #1: Jim: How did you do on the History final exam yesterday? Chuck: Actually, I think I bombed it! I didn’t study at all. Jim: What were you thinking? That exam is like one quarter of our overall grade. Context #2: Sally: Can you help me study for the Geometry exam that […]
