The phrase "Eavesdroppers will never hear any good of themselves" basically means that people who eavesdrop, or people who listen in on conversations, will only hear people saying bad things about them behind their back or without them knowing.
I'd say that's more of a true statement rather than an idiom. Prices never DO come down - they always go up.
Some idioms are: "You can't teach an old dog new tricks." "A leopard can't change it's strips." "Old habits die hard." "Why break the habit of a lifetime."
it means that not being patient can make time seem to slow to a crawl therefore a watched pot will never boil
I've never heard this idiom before. The idea of taking someone to the moon, however, is an old one meaning "I'll take you somewhere that few people have ever been," or "I'll do something very special for you." You hear many love songs use the same sort of promises, like "I'll swim the widest river for you," or "I'll buy you whatever your heart desires."
Never heard of that one, but we say "take forty winks" to mean have a little nap.
I'd say that's more of a true statement rather than an idiom. Prices never DO come down - they always go up.
It will never happen or is highly unlikely to happen
Someone so lazy that they will not even move a muscle to help out.
This idiom means "to bury or hide something so deep that it will never rise to the surface again". In a sentence: Paul knew that his boss didn't like the report that he wrote and that it would never see the light of day.
They mean that your expectations may be unrealistic or unlikely. They are telling you not to hold your breath, but to move on happily.
No, the phrase "raining cats and dogs" is an idiom that means raining heavily. It has never happened literally.
I have never heard this expression before. I suspect you heard something incorrectly. You should ask whoever said it to explain the meaning. There IS an idiom that says "hit the nail on the head" which means that someone conveyed exactly the right information or got something perfectly correct
Run after the dog and catch him before he gets into the road!NO. This is not really an idiom it is a phrasal verb and this (above) is the literal meaning of the phrasal verb 'run after' not idiomatic.It is hard to find an idiomatic meaning for this phrasal verb. I don't know one.here is a example..running after money does not speak well of you.he was running after her for ages never managed to talk with her.
I think that it means that England shall never lie down and let themselves be conquered.
It is not an idiom, it is a description of one work day. The "honest" part just refers to doing something legal and above-board instead of illegal or sneaky. You often hear this phrase used in the negative, as in "He's never done an honest day's work in his life," meaning that the person is lazy and probably getting money in some sort of sneaky or illegal fashion.
I have never heard this phrase before, so I don't think it's an idiom. You can't have a herd of grain - ask the person what they actually said.
Trying to find things or situations that are never going to happen.