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What does the idiom your are tied mean?
Nothing. You have left out part of the idiom. Perhaps you mean "your hands are tied," which means that you have no power to do anything in a given situation.
If an expression cannot be used in a sentence does that mean that it's not an idiom?
An idiom usually is a sentence, or part of one. It certainly can be used as part of a sentence. The way to tell if it's an idiom is if it makes sense the way it's literally written.
What does the idiom your heart sank mean?
It means find that part in the heart, tell what it has, and what it is.
What does the idiom ''he's taken the lions share'' mean?
Its the big part f something
How do you tell when rye bread has gone bad?
It loses its flexibility and the inner part of the bread (not the crust) may be hard to the touch.
What does the idiom 'underground economy' mean?
The part of a country's economic activity that is unrecorded and untaxed by its government.
What does the idiom in your neck of the woods mean?
A neck is a thin area, as in a part of the woods. "In your neck of the woods" just means where you are, in your part of the world.
What does the idiom get on with it mean?
Hurry up, finish what you started, whats the main part of this question, stuff like that. It's not necessarily and idiom, just a popular saying people use.
What is the breaking of the bread in Mass?
The 'breaking of the bread ' is an idiom to mean Christ's body that He sacrificed for humanity . However many theological debates interpret multiple meaning and significance to this in Eucharist,passover feast or even saving a part of God's grace in the human rituals as in a Holy Mass.
What does this idiom mean 'eyes rolled into your head'?
It's just a vivid description for eyes rolling upwards until the white part shows.
What is the origin of the idiom to go overboard?
It's a boating phrase. Overboard means to go over the board, which is part of the boat. If you go overboard on a boat, you fall out into the water. As an idiom, it has come to mean doing so much that it seems excessive.
Does bacon fly?
The idiom is "when pigs fly". Bacon comes from pigs, but bacon is not in the idiom. The idiom simply means, "impossible".
