ache Idiome

bellyache

complain, whine Don't bellyache about the referee. Just play your best.

peaches-and-cream

beautiful skin, clear complexion This new lotion will give you a peaches-and-cream complexion.

splitting headache

a severe headache I have been suffering from a splitting headache all morning.

strings attached

obligations, restraining conditions He was able to borrow the money for the furniture with no strings attached.

belly-ache

1. a stomach ache
2. a complaint
3. to complain persistently

facheezie

really or truly; facheezie on the reezie means it's definately true

with no strings attached

Idiom(s): with no strings attached AND without any strings attached

Theme: UNCONDITIONALLY

unconditionally; with no obligations attached.
• My parents gave me a computer without any strings attached.
• I want this only if there are no strings attached.

the teacher's pet

Idiom(s): be the teacher's pet

Theme: ADVANTAGE

to be the teacher's favorite student.
• Sally is the teacher's pet. She always gets special treatment.
• The other students don't like the teacher's pet.

without any strings attached

Need teaches a plan.

Necessity will make you find a solution.

Like a beached whale

Once a whale is on a beach, it cannot get back into the easily, so if you are completely stuck somewhere and can't get away, you are stranded like a beached whale.

No strings attached

If something has no strings attached, there are no obligations or requirements involved.

Poacher turned gamekeeper

Someone who gets a legitimate job which is the opposite of their previous one. E.G a computer hacker who then helps to catch other hackers or an ex-bank robber who then advises banks on security.

Teacher's pet

The teacher's favorite pupil is the teacher's pet, especially if disliked by the other pupils.

strings attached|attached|strings

adv. phr. With some special proviso or condition that is a handicap. John inherited a large fortune but with the string attached that he could not touch a penny of it before his 28th birthday.