a blessing in disguise: a very good thing that was only recognised later
a dime a dozen: anything that is easy and common to get
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Jose Luis is not an idiom. It is a name.
Anything that is NOT a phrase whose meaning is not clear is NOT an idiom. This is a confusing question, because a tortoise is not an idiom. I'm not sure exactly what you're wanting here.
Ereadingworksheets is a great site to print out free idiom pages. Freelanguagestuff is another site that gives tons of examples as well as the worksheets.
"Blow it" IS an idiom. Other idioms with similar meaning include "drop the ball" and "miss the boat."
You have to break off your engagement.He had to break off his addiction to cigarettes.
Simile - "As brave as a lion." Metaphor - "Time is a thief." Personification - "The trees danced in the wind." Hyperbole - "I've told you a million times." Alliteration - "She sells seashells by the seashore." Onomatopoeia - "The clock ticked loudly." Oxymoron - "Deafening silence." Irony - "The fire station burned down." Pun - "I'm reading a book about anti-gravity. It's impossible to put down." Idiom - "It's raining cats and dogs."
top dog, hole, notch, heavy, down, to bottom, spin, look in a dictionary to find the definition of these idioms - and many other examples of top- as an element in an idiom.
Idiom is correct.
No, "a shoulder to cry on" is the correct idiom. It means someone who is supportive and comforting when you are upset or experiencing difficulties.
Unless there is truly something wrong with your heart, then yes, it is an idiom. My heart fell, my heart exploded, my heart sang, my heart doing anything other than pumping blood is an analogy and an idiom.