willi Idiom

ready, willing, and able

Idiom(s): ready, willing, and able

Theme: DRYNESS

eager or at least willing [to do something]. (Fixed order.)
• If you need someone to help you move furniture, I'm ready, willing, and able.
• Fred is ready, willing, and able to do anything you ask of him.

give sb the willies

Idiom(s): give someone the creeps AND give someone the willies

Theme: FRIGHT

to make someone uneasy; to frighten someone.
• That old house gives me the creeps.
• That strange old man gives him the willies.

get the willies

Idiom(s): get the creeps AND get the willies

Theme: FRIGHT

to become frightened; to become uneasy. (Slang.)
• I get the creeps when I see that old house.
• I really had the willies when I went down into the basement.

Barkus is willing

This idiom means that someone is willing to get married.

Lord willing and the creek don't rise

Pertains to the ability to accomplish a task or meet an obligation, barring unforseen complications. Example "I will be at work tomorrow, Lord willing and the creek don't rise."

Spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak

If the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak, someone lacks the willpower to change things they do because they derive too much pleasure from them.

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v. phr. To cause someone to be uncomfortable, fearful, or nervous. Sue hates to camp out in a tent; the buzzing of the mosquitoes gives her the willies.

spirit is willing but the flesh is weak, the

spirit is willing but the flesh is weak, the
One would like to undertake something but hasn't the energy or strength to do so. For example, Another set of tennis? The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. Today often used as a rueful admission of weariness or other physical weakness, this idiom was first recorded in the New Testament (Matthew 26:41), where Jesus tells his disciples: “Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” A modern equivalent is I would if I could but I can't.

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