| Idioms for November |
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With Thanksgiving and Christmas not too far away, November is a time for food and eating with family. Here are a couple of idioms based on food:
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1. “add up” |
Meaning:
To make sense; to seem logical or true.
Example:
“His story didn’t make sense. The details didn’t seem to add up.”
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2. “come across” |
Meaning:
To meet or find something new.
Example:
“I was walking in the park when I suddenly came across an incredibly rare bird.”
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3.“taste of your own medicine” |
Meaning:
Something that happens to you, or is done to you because you have done something bad.
Example:
“It is a taste of his own medicine. He really should not have done that, so he is getting what he deserves.”
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4. “put up with” |
Meaning:
To allow something unpleasant or annoying to keep happening.
Example:
“I couldn’t put up with my noisy neighbours, so I moved house.”
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5. “cry over spilt milk” |
Meaning:
When you complain about something that has happened in the past, which means that you should move on.
Example:
“Come on, there is no point crying over spilt milk. Time to move on.”
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