More Idioms

add insult to injury

Meaning: Someone adds insult to injury if they say or do something to upset you a second time, after you've already been upset somehow.(=por si fuera poco, para colmo)

For example:

• He said my clothes didn't suit me, and then to add insult to injury he said I needed to lose some weight!
• The bank took back my car, and then added insult to injury by cancelling my credit cards!

against all odds | against all the odds

Meaning: If you do something against all odds, or against all the odds, you do it even though there were many problems and it didn't seem possible to do (=contra todo pronóstico).

For example:

• He had a serious accident and was close to death but, against all odds, he recovered and now he's fine.
• No-one thought we could do it but, against all the odds, we won the Olympic gold medal. 

More Idioms

add insult to injury

Meaning: Someone adds insult to injury if they say or do something to upset you a second time, after you've already been upset somehow.(=por si fuera poco, para colmo)

For example:

• He said my clothes didn't suit me, and then to add insult to injury he said I needed to lose some weight!
• The bank took back my car, and then added insult to injury by cancelling my credit cards!

against all odds | against all the odds

Meaning: If you do something against all odds, or against all the odds, you do it even though there were many problems and it didn't seem possible to do (=contra todo pronóstico).

For example:

• He had a serious accident and was close to death but, against all odds, he recovered and now he's fine.
• No-one thought we could do it but, against all the odds, we won the Olympic gold medal. 

Quote of the Day

The time is always right to do what is right. -Martin Luther King, Jr.

Quote of the Day

The time is always right to do what is right. -Martin Luther King, Jr.

Colorful Idioms

A lot of English idioms use colors to describe feelings. Below are just a few examples.

Jessica was seeing red when her computer suddenly crashed.

When George brought home his expensive car, his neighbor Bill was green with envy.

After Susan’s boyfriend left her, she felt blue and cried all the time.

He was a yellow-bellied cowboy. He always ran away from a fight.(=coward)

John asked Nancy to marry him. He was tickled pink when she said yes.(=delighted)

Colorful Idioms

A lot of English idioms use colors to describe feelings. Below are just a few examples.

Jessica was seeing red when her computer suddenly crashed.

When George brought home his expensive car, his neighbor Bill was green with envy.

After Susan’s boyfriend left her, she felt blue and cried all the time.

He was a yellow-bellied cowboy. He always ran away from a fight.(=coward)

John asked Nancy to marry him. He was tickled pink when she said yes.(=delighted)

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