ways イディオム
can't have it both ways
cut both/two ways
drop by the wayside
fall by the wayside
grass is always greener on the other side
have it both ways
set in her ways
the customer is always right
there are no two ways about it
there's no two ways about it
aneeways
sideways
ways and means
Idiom(s): ways and meansTheme: MONEY
eferring to the raising of money to pay for something. (Typically refers to a government committee or a committee of some organization charged with raising money. Fixed order.)
• The suggestion was referred to the ways and means committee for discussion at the next meeting.
• The proposed legislation is stalled in ways and means.
set in one's ways
Idiom(s): set in one's waysTheme: LIFESTYLE
leading a fixed lifestyle; living according to one's own established patterns.
• At her age, she's getting sort of set in her ways.
• If you weren't so set in your ways, you'd be able to understand young people better.
parting of the ways
Idiom(s): parting of the waysTheme: SEPARATION
a point at which people separate and go their own ways. (Often with come to a, arrive at a, reach a, etc.)
• Jane and Bob finally came to a parting of the ways.
• Bill and his parents reached a parting of the ways.
no two ways about it
Idiom(s): no two ways about itTheme: NEGATION
no choice about it; no other interpretation of it. (Folksy. Note the form there's rather than there are.)
• You have to go to the doctor whether you like it or not. There's no two ways about it.
• This letter means you're in trouble with the tax people. There's no two ways about it.
mend one's ways
Idiom(s): mend one's waysTheme: BEHAVIOR - IMPROVEMENT
to improve one's behavior.
• John used to be very wild, but he's mended his ways.
• You'll have to mend your ways if you go out with Mary She hates people to be late.
highways and byways
Idiom(s): highways and bywaysTheme: TRAVEL
[all the] roads; the major and minor roads and routes. (Fixed order.)
• I hope I meet you again some day on life's highways and byways.
• The city council voted to plant new trees along all the highways and byways of the town.
cut both ways
Idiom(s): cut both waysTheme: BALANCE
to affect both sides of an issue equally.
• Remember that your suggestion that costs should be shared cuts both ways. You will have to pay as well.
• If our side cannot take along supporters to the game, then yours cannot either. The rule has to cut both ways.
get a word in edgeways
Idiom(s): get a word in edgewise AND get a word in edgewaysTheme: COMMUNICATION - VERBAL
to manage to say something when other people are talking and ignoring you. (Often in the negative.)
• It was such an exciting conversation that I could hardly get a word in edgewise.
• Mary talks so fast that nobody can get a word in edgeways.
It is always darkest before the dawn
The most difficult time is just before a problem is solved.Always a bridesmaid, never a bride
If someone is always a bridesmaid, never a bride, they never manage to fulfill their ambition- they get close, but never manage the recognition, etc, they crave.Bad workers always blame their tools
"A bad worker always blames their tools" - If somebody does a job badly or loses in a game and claims that they were let down by their equipment, you can use this to imply that this was not the case.The grass is always greener
This idiom means that what other people have or do looks preferable to our life. The complete phrase is 'The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence'.The Mountie always gets his man
(Canada) The Mounties are the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and they have a reputation for catching criminals they are after.There are many ways to skin a cat
This is an expression meaning there are many different ways of doing the same thing.Fixed In Your Ways
Not willing or wanting to change from your normal way of doing something.to get a word in edgeways
to try to contribute to a conversation: "They were talking so fast it was impossible to get a word in edgeways!"cut both ways|both ways|cut|cut two ways|two ways
v. phr. To have two effects; cause injury to both sides. People who gossip find it cuts both ways.fall by the wayside|drop|drop by the wayside|fall|
v. phr. To give up or fail before the finish. The boys tried to make a 50-mile hike, but most of them fell by the wayside. George, Harry, and John entered college to become teachers, but Harry and John fell by the wayside, and only George graduated.get a word in edgeways|edgeways|get|get a word|wor
v. phr. To find a chance to say something when others are talking. The little boy listened to the older students and finally got in a word. Mary talked so much that Jack couldn't get a word in edgewise.grass is always greener on the other side of the h
We are often not satisfied and want to be somewhere else; a place that is far away or different seems better than where we are. John is always changing his job because the grass always looks greener to him on the other side of the fence.mend one's ways|mend|way|ways
v. phr. To reform; change one's behavior from negative to positive. He had better mend his ways or he'll wind up in jail.no two ways about it|two ways
n. phr. No other choice; no alternative. The boss said there were no two ways about it; we would all have to work late to finish the job.parting of the ways|part|parting|ways
n. phr. 1. The point where a road or path divides; a fork. They stood undecided at a parting of the ways, where a forest path forked. 2. A time or place where a choice must be made; a deciding point. He had come to a parting of the ways: he had to choose the high school courses that would prepare him for college, or the courses that would prepare him for business.set in one's ways|set
adj. phr. Stubborn; opinionated; unchangeable. My grandfather is so old and set in his ways that he'll eat nothing new.ways and means|means|ways
n. plural Methods of getting something done or getting money; how something can be done and paid for. The boys were trying to think of ways and means to go camping for the weekend. The United States Senate has a committee on ways and means.grass is always greener on the other side, the
grass is always greener on the other side, theA different situation always seems better than one's own. For example, Bob always thinks the grass is greener elsewhere, which accounts for his constant job changes. This expression, an ancient proverb cited by Erasmus in the 15th century, is so well known that it is often shortened.
look sideways at
look sideways atGlance at suspiciously or amorously, as in I'm sure the detective was looking sideways at me, and it made me very nervous, or They were looking sideways at each other, and I don't think it was innocent. [Mid-1800s] Also see look askance.
set in one's ways, be
set in one's ways, beBe inflexible, fixed in one's habits, as in She's too set in her ways to go out and buy a dog. This idiom uses set in the sense of “in a rigid position,” a usage dating from about 1300.
two ways about it
two ways about itsee no two ways about it.
wayside
waysidesee fall by the wayside.
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