When someone is glum they are sad and quiet; gloomy and morose; looking dejected or disappointed; seeming depressed or, in other words, down in the dumps. The adjective glum can also be used to describe a place. A glum place is one that is drab and unattractive; a place that is sad and not fun to be in, such … Read more
Want to see more videos from Idioms.Online? Subscribe to our YouTube channel! When we say someone is obsequious we mean that they are too eager to help or agree with someone or to comply with their wishes; too eager to praise someone; exhibiting overly attentive or almost fawning behavior toward someone, to such an extent that … Read more
Want to see more videos from Idioms.Online? Subscribe to our YouTube channel! To chide someone means to scold or reprimand them mildly, usually with the intention of getting them to improve their behavior or correct a mistake; to rebuke; to remonstrate; to chastise; to find fault with someone; to express disapproval and displeasure with someone’s actions. Usage of the … Read more
Want to see more videos from Idioms.Online? Subscribe to our YouTube channel! As a noun, a rash is an area of irritation on the skin, usually marked by many small red bumps. “I need an ointment for my rash. I think it’s an allergic reaction to that new laundry detergent.” “I can’t eat strawberries. I’ll break out in … Read more
Want to see more videos from Idioms.Online? Subscribe to our YouTube channel! Ad hoc is a borrowed Latin phrase commonly used in English. In Latin, it literally means “to this.” Ad hoc in English is an adjective that is used to describe something that is not planned in advance but instead is intended solely for a particular … Read more
Want to see more videos from Idioms.Online? Subscribe to our YouTube channel! When something is abrupt it is unexpected and happens very suddenly. “The abrupt change in the weather forced us to end our fishing trip.” When a person is abrupt, it means that they talk to people in an unfriendly and brief way. In other words, … Read more
Want to see more videos from Idioms.Online? Subscribe to our YouTube channel! When someone quibbles, they are arguing or complaining about something unimportant or largely irrelevant. To quibble is to raise a trivial objection or criticism; to dwell on something unimportant; to argue about petty things; or to nitpick. As a noun, a quibble is any such … Read more
Want to see more videos from Idioms.Online? Subscribe to our YouTube channel! The word agnostic comes from agnosticism. Agnosticism is often defined as the view that the existence of God, or the divine, or the supernatural is unknown or unknowable. In other words, we can never be sure of the existence of these things, nor can we … Read more
Want to see more videos from Idioms.Online? Subscribe to our YouTube channel! Bedlam is a scene, situation, or state of great confusion, uproar, madness, chaos, noisiness, etc. In a state of bedlam, there is no sense of order and everything is chaotic and out of control. “There was bedlam in the streets as people reacted to the … Read more
Want to see more videos from Idioms.Online? Subscribe to our YouTube channel! In English, a bug is a small insect. There are not many rules about how we use the word bug in English. Some folks even call spiders bugs. Entomologists are much more specific about the use of the word bug, however, They reserve it for insects … Read more