Usually when something is served on a silver platter, it is presented to you without work or effort. In the photo this was outside a restaurant, with the little pig being served on a silver platter - not the best advertisement I've ever seen - suffice to say we walked on. PS - Fluency in […]
Life is just a bowl of cherries. Can mean, "everything is going well", but can be used sarcastically.
If someone tells you not to lose your head, it means don't panic. The advice was too late for this guy. Body idioms.
If you "lock horns" with somebody you argue with them about something. This photo is from 2-dog-farm on Flickr (reproduced with permission). It's two cows locking horns over something - probably who should get the juiciest grass.
Children are being made to wear goggles before handling Blu Tack and are forbidden to run in the playground as a health and safety culture sweeps through schools. A survey of nearly 600 teachers revealed the most restrictive rules being imposed in an attempt to avoid injuries and lawsuits. Pupils at one school are forced […]