This is not an idiom. Idioms make no sense unless you know the meaning already. This makes perfect sense. It is a proverb or saying. If you have something sweet, you'll be able to attract more attention than if you have something sour.
You will get your way if you are nice and polite than you if you are nasty.
Idiom
Work out a problem.
No it is not. It is more of an idiom.
In a metaphor you identify something with something else: Her hair was gold. In an idiom you use some words to mean something different from their literal meaning; they usually can't translate into other languages: Don't pull my leg.
It's not an idiom. It means just what it looks like -- conquer means overcome or win out, and soar means to fly high. This is saying you should overcome and fly high, which is figurative language for work hard, do your best, and succeed.
The idiom 'You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar' dates back to the 17th century and means that being kind and polite is more effective in getting what you want than being harsh or critical. The sweetness of honey attracts flies more effectively than the sourness of vinegar.
This is not an idiom. Idioms make no sense unless you know the meaning already. This makes perfect sense. It is a proverb or saying. If you have something sweet, you'll be able to attract more attention than if you have something sour.
This is not an idiom. Idioms make no sense unless you know the meaning already. This makes perfect sense. It is a proverb or saying. If you have something sweet, you'll be able to attract more attention than if you have something sour.
This is a metaphor. It can't be an idiom because you can figure out the meaning.Flies represents anything you want to achieve. Honey (sweet) represents anything pleasant that you do to get what you want. Vinegar (sour) represents anything unpleasant that you do to get what you want. It tells you to use nice methods rather than unkind methods in dealing with other people.This is a saying that means: you will be more successful in life being sweeter, or nice rather than being, mean to people, not nice and doing hurtful, dishonest things in life.
This is a metaphor. It can't be an idiom because you can figure out the meaning.Flies represents anything you want to achieve. Honey (sweet) represents anything pleasant that you do to get what you want. Vinegar (sour) represents anything unpleasant that you do to get what you want. It tells you to use nice methods rather than unkind methods in dealing with other people.This is a saying that means: you will be more successful in life being sweeter, or nice rather than being, mean to people, not nice and doing hurtful, dishonest things in life.
This is not an idiom. Some people call their loved one by a pet name like "honey" or "darling" or "sweetie."
Idioms "catch on" because they are colorful ways of communicating.
I was momentarily taken aback when the ploice officer said, "Catch you later."
"Catch you" means that they will meet up with you. They're saying they will see you later.
She wore the bright red dress hoping to catch the fancy of her handsome coworker.
someone threw a clock out the window
I think I am catching a cold.Do you think you are catching a cold?