Idioms

If an amount is a drop in the ocean, it's a very small portion of the amount that's needed.
If someone has a new lease of life, they have a new enthusiasm for living.
If you say that something is a piece of cake, you mean that it is extremely easy.
A zebra crossing is a pedestrian crossing that is marked on the road with painted black and white stripes.
If you have an axe to grind, you have a strong opinion about something and you express this opinion whenever you can.
If you have another string to your bow, you have another way of making a living.
If you're at a loose end, you have nothing to do.
If you can't see the wood for the trees, you can't see the whole situation clearly because you're looking too closely at small details, or because you're too closely involved.
If you come a cropper, you fall over, or you make a mistake which has serious conse