Phrases & Expressions

To experience pressure or criticism, especially from people in authority.

• The coach felt the heat after the team lost three games in a row.
• As the deadline approached, the employees began to feel the heat.

A mythical source of eternal youth.

• They searched for the fountain of youth.
• Is this the fountain of youth?

Your real home is the place where you feel loved and where you truly belong.

• He travels a lot, but he knows that home is where the heart is.
• For her, home is where the heart is, not just a building.

Once you have started something difficult or risky, you should continue and finish it.

• We've already spent so much. In for a penny, in for a pound.
• He decided to invest all his savings. In for a penny, in for a pound.

In a way that is elegant, impressive, and often luxurious.

• She arrived in style at the gala.
• They celebrated their anniversary in style.

In the correct or desired position, especially in formation flying.

• The wingman was finally in the slot.
• Keep the aircraft in the slot.

Likely to happen soon; being talked about as a possibility.

• There's a feeling that change is in the wind.
• Something is in the wind at the company; new policies are coming.

Very clumsy or careless in the way you move or behave, often causing damage or upset.

• He's like a bull in a china shop when he's nervous.
• Be careful in the antique store; don't be like a bull in a china shop.

Happening or arriving with great speed and force.

• The news hit us like a freight train.
• He arrived like a freight train, full of energy.

A person whose bad behavior or character has a negative effect on an entire group.

• One bad apple can spoil the whole bunch.
• He was the one bad apple in the team.