He 'kicked the bucket' a few years ago means...
he kicked a bucket a few years ago.
he was able to kick his KFC addiction a few years ago.
he died a few years ago.
The idiom 'As sick as a parrot' comes from
a 1963 horror movie in which sick parrots attack people
a 1971 comedy sketch about a dead parrot
a 1926 global epidemic spread by human contact with parrots
In the idiom 'As fit as a fiddle', the fiddle is another name for
a violin
a scam
a person who can't stay still
'On death's door' means
to be close to death.
to knock on a door at Halloween.
to be carried on a door when dead.
'To have a frog in your throat' means...
to sound croaky like a frog.
to have eaten frog's legs.
to have a frog in your throat.
The idiom 'under the weather' originates from...
people feeling unwell.
sailors going to their cabins below deck during a storm.
the negative feelings we get during bad weather.
'Kicking the habit' originally referred to...
kicking the bucket
nuns quitting the church and going back to regular life.
the muscle spasms seen in heroin addicts during withdrawal
The first mention of the phrase 'you are what you eat' came from
a fast food advertisement in 1976
a French writer in 1826
a cannibal in 1726
The idiom 'on the mend' originally refers to
a repaired hole or rip in fabric.
someone who is recovering from an illness.
a surgical operation.
'round the bend' means
to be insane
to be fat
to be lost
In the phrase 'Over the hill', what is the hill?
A hill.
Life's journey from birth to death.
Another way to say 'ill'.
'Alive and kicking' originally referred to
the freshness of fish sold by fishmongers.
a dance routine performed by Blackpink
what happens to somebody who is executed by hanging.
'Under the knife' refers to
someone who is being threatened with a knife.
someone who is having surgery.
someone who is about to lose their job.
'A bitter pill to swallow' refers to...
attempting to commit suicide with a cyanide pill
having to accept a difficult situation, like failing an exam
a bitter pill to swallow.
To have a 'spring in your step' means to...
have rubber soled shoes.
be energetic and without worry.
bounce around like a crazy person.
'A new lease on life' refers to
moving to a new apartment.
any fresh start or positive change in circumstances.
recovering from a serious illness.
