Phrase of the Day

Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “worship at the altar of“ and its meaning is “to value or respect something highly”. […….]

Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “take to task“ and its meaning is “reprimand, reprove, rebuke, admonish, censure, castigate, criticize, pull up; punish, penalize, take disciplinary action against”. […….]

Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “upset the apple cart“ and its meaning is “to spoil a plan or an arrangement; disturb the present situation or condition; disrupt, damage, thwart, obstruct, hinder, hamper, stall, prevent”. […….]

Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “take a leaf out of someone’s book“ and its meaning is “to imitate/follow someone; copy, reproduce, mimic, mirror, echo, model oneself on, take as a model, take as an example”. […….]

Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “in the red“ and its meaning is “in a situation where you spend more money than you earn and so you owe money to someone; in debt, in deficit, owing money, in arrears, showing a loss”. […….]

Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “bite the dust” and its meaning is “fail, flop, be unsuccessful, break down, collapse, fall through, founder, come to an end, come to nothing”. […….]