Figurative Meaning
When someone goes out of their way to help someone.
What is the figurative meaning of 'bend over backwards'?
That tea does not belong to him.
What is the literal meaning 'It was not his cup of tea.'
He experienced the same unpleasant thing that he had done to someone else.
What is the figurative meaning of 'He finally got a taste of his own medicine'?
Someone who holds playing cards close to his chest.
What is 'you have to work for what you want'?
To have a negative opinion or taste for something.
What is the figurative meaning of 'Not his/your cup of tea'?
If she has thunder he is constantly stealing it from her.
What is the literal meaning of 'He always steals her thunder'?
He has the wrong solution or going in the wrong direction to find a solution.
What is the figurative meaning of 'He's barking up the wrong tree'?
A person with a short fuse at the top of his head.
What is the literal meaning of 'He's got a short fuse.'
The figurative meaning of: She's on the ball.
What is 'doing a good job or getting something done'?
To miss an opportunity or to completely misunderstand something.
What is the figurative meaning of 'She missed the boat on that one'?
He opened the bag, so his cat could come out of it.
What is the literal meaning of 'He let the cat out of the bag'?
When someone has told someone about an important secret, like a surprise party- and ruined the surprise.
What is the figurative meaning of 'He let the cat out of the bag'?
He got to taste the flavor of his own medicine.
What is the literal meaning of 'It was about time he got a taste of his own medicine.'
The figurative meaning of:that's the last straw.
What is 'running out of patience or becoming angry'?
When someone does something bigger and better and steals the spotlight?
What is the figurative meaning of 'He always steals her thunder'?
When they arrived to the boat dock, the boat had already left and she was not able to get on it.
What is the literal meaning of 'She missed the boat on that one'?
He gets mad quickly and has a 'short temper'.
What is the figurative meaning of 'He's got a short fuse'?
A cloud that has silver all around it.
What is the literal meaning of 'Every cloud has a silver lining'?
The figurative meaning of: Wrap your head around something?
What is 'understanding something'?
She said something and realized she should not have said it.
What is the figurative meaning of 'She put her foot in her mouth'?
Someone who is bending over their back.
What is the literal meaning of 'Bending over backwords'?
She is very quiet and private and share things about herself often.
What is the Figurative meaning of 'She holds her cards close to her chest'?
A person with their ear listening to grapes on the vine.
What is 'he heard it through the grapevine'?
The figurative meaning of: Actions speak louder than words?
What is 'believe a person's actions more than what they say'?