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General idioms that span a wide range of everyday topics.

2741 idioms in this category

sell the family silver

To sell off valuable assets, often in a desperate situation.

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sell the pass

To give up or abandon a situation or responsibility.

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send for a toss

To be rejected or dismissed, often in a casual or dismissive manner.

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send someone packing

To dismiss someone or make them leave, often abruptly.

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send someone to the showers

To punish someone by making them leave a situation, often used in sports.

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send to Coventry

To ostracize or ignore someone deliberately.

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send to dorse

To be sent away or dismissed, often in a casual or dismissive manner.

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send to the glue factory

To send someone or something to a place where it is no longer useful or valuable.

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separate the sheep from the goats

to identify and differentiate between those who are worthy and those who are not

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separate the wheat from the chaff

To distinguish between valuable and worthless things.

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serve someone right

To receive just punishment or consequences for one's actions.

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serve time

to spend a designated period in prison as punishment

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