ign="justify"> Example : After the divorce, Marie came apart at the seams
Cut from the same cloth - to share a lot of similarities.
Example : Jenny and her mother are cut from the same cloth: they are very strict
Do (something) like it is going out of fashion / style - to use / buy / eat / spend a lot or too much of something.
Example : Ian is eating fish and chips like they re going out of fashion
Dressed to kill - wearing your best or finest clothes.
Example : I went to my interview, dressed to kill
Eat one s hat - to do something extraordinary or special if something that you do not think will happen actually happens.
Example : If you run for 20 minutes without stopping, I ll eat my hat
Emperor s new clothes - used when many people believe something that is not true, a situation in which people are afraid to criticize something because everyone else seems to think that it is good or important.
Example : It was like the emperor s new clothes when nobody would criticize the popular politician although he was doing a lot of bad things
Fall apart at the seams - to separate at the seams (for material that is swen together), to fall apart.
Example : My trousers are falling apart at the seams, I really need to buy a new pair
Feather in one s cap - something to be proud of, an honor.
Example : When I got my promotion, it put a feather in my cap
Fit like a glove - to fit perfectly.
Example : James and me work perfectly together; he fits me like a glove
Get the boot - to be fired from a job, to be told to leave a place.
Example : Olivia was given the boot yesterday, so now she s looking for a new job
Give (someone) the shirt off one s back - to be very generous to someone.
Example : Gina is such a kind girl, she d give you the shirt of her back
Go out of fashion / style - to become unfashionable.
Example : That type of managerial approach no longer works, it has gone out of fashion
Hand in glove with (someone) - very close with someone.
Example : My boss and I worked hand in glove to create a good advertising campaign
Handle (someone) with kid gloves - to handle someone very gently and carefully because you do not want to upset him or her.
Example : We all had to handle the celebrity with kid gloves, she was such a diva!
A hand-me-down - a piece of clothing that is given to someone after another person does not need it.
Example : My brother always had to wear hand-me-downs from our older...
