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ions Idiom

actions speak louder than words

people judge by actions more than words, practice what you preach Parents should remember that actions speak louder than words. Kids imitate their parents.

jump to conclusions

form conclusions before you have all the facts, jump the gun If you see a wrecked car and say that the driver was drunk, you are jumping to conclusions.

no questions asked

you will not be asked to explain or pay If he returns the stolen car, there will be no questions asked.

the road to hell is paved with good intentions

good intentions achieve nothing without action, actions speak louder... Convert your charitable feelings into action! The road to hell is paved with good intentions!

trials and tribulations

Idiom(s): trials and tribulations

Theme: DIFFICULTY

problems and tests of one's courage or perseverance.(Fixed order.)
• I suppose I have the normal trials and tribulations for a person of my background, but some days are just a little too much for me.
• I promise not to tell you of the trials and tribulations of my day if you promise not to tell me yours!

ride off in all directions

Idiom(s): ride off in all directions

Theme: CONFUSION

to behave in a totally confused manner; to try to do everything at once. (Folksy.)
• Bill has a tendency to ride off in all directions. He's not organized enough.
• Now, calm down. There is no sense in riding off in all directions.

measure up to one's expectations

Idiom(s): measure up (to one's expectations)

Theme: ACHIEVEMENT

to be as good as one expects.
• This meal doesn't measure up to my expectations.
• Why doesn't it measure up?

have the courage of one's convictions

Idiom(s): have the courage of one's convictions

Theme: COURAGE

to have enough courage and determination to carry out one's goals.
• It's fine to have noble goals in life and to believe in great things. If you don't have the courage of your convictions, you'll never reach your goals.
• Jane was successful because she had the courage of her convictions.

go through the motions

Idiom(s): go through the motions

Theme: SINCERITY

to make a feeble effort to do something; to do something insincerely.
• Jane isn't doing her best. She's just going through the motions.
• Bill was supposed to be raking the yard, but he was just going through the motions.

leap to conclusions

Idiom(s): jump to conclusions AND leap to conclusions

Theme: COMPLETION

to judge or decide something without having all the facts; to reach unwarranted conclusions.
• Now don't jump to conclusions. Wait until you hear what I have to say.
• Please find out all the facts so you won't leap to conclusions.

know one's onions

Idiom(s): know one's stuff AND know one's onions

Theme: KNOWLEDGE

to know what one is expected to know. (Informal or slang.)
• I know my stuff. I can do my job.
• She can't handle the assignment. She doesn't know her onions.

Actions speak louder than words.

What a person actually does is more important that what they say they will do.

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

It's not enough to intend to do something, you must actually do it.

Keep your options open

If someone's keeping their options open, they aren't going to restrict themselves or rule out any possible course of action.

Know your onions

If someone is very well-informed about something, they know their onions.

Meet your expectations

If something doesn't meet your expectations, it means that it wasn't as good as you had thought it was going to be; a disappointment.

To have the courage of your convictions

If you have the courage of your convictions, you are brave enough to do what you feel is right, despite any pressure for you to do something different.

to have a stormy relationship

a relationship with many arguments: "I'm glad we don't have a stormy relationship."

actions speak louder than words|action|actions|lou

What you do shows your character better and is more important than what you say.

A proverb. John promised to help me, but he didn't. Actions speak louder than words. Joe is very quiet, but actions speak louder than words. He is the best player on the team.

go through the motions|go|motions

v. phr. To pretend to do something by moving or acting as if you were really doing it; do something without really trying hard or caring. Jane was angry because she couldn't go out, and when her mother said to dust her room she just went through the motions. The team was so far behind in the game that they just went through the motions of playing at the end.

have the courage of one's convictions|convictions|

v. phr. To be brave enough to act according to your beliefs. Steve showed that he had the courage of his convictions by refusing to help another student cheat in the exam. Owen knew that Pete had started the fight, but he was afraid to say so; he did not have the courage of his convictions.

know one's way around|know|know one's onions|know

v. phr. 1. To understand how things happen in the world; he experienced in the ways of the world. The sailor had been in the wildest ports in the world. He knew his way around.
Compare: HAVE BEEN AROUND. 2. or informal

shoot questions at|questions|shoot|shoot questions

v. phr. To interrogate rapidly and vigorously. The attorney for the prosecution shot one question after another at the nervous witness.

vibrations|vibes

n. Psychic emanations radiating from an object, situation, or person. I don't think this relationship will work out this guy has given me bad vibes.

courage of one's convictions, have the

courage of one's convictions, have the
Behave according to one's beliefs. For example, Carl wouldn't give his best friend any of the test answers; he had the courage of his convictions. This expression is believed to have originated as a translation of the French le courage de son opinion (“the courage of his opinion”), dating from the mid-1800s and at first so used. By the late 1800s it had changed to the present form.

road to hell is paved with good intentions, the

road to hell is paved with good intentions, the
Well-intended acts can have disastrous results, as in She tried to help by defending Dad's position and they haven't spoken since—the road to hell is paved with good intentions. This proverbial idiom probably derives from a similar statement by St. Bernard of Clairvaux about 1150, L'enfer est plein de bonnes volontés ou désirs (“Hell is full of good intentions or wishes”), and has been repeated ever since. [Late 1500s]

through the motions

through the motions
see go through the motions.