5 Descriptive Idioms
1. All sizzle and no steak: All talk and no action
Politicians can be categorized as all sizzle and no steak.
The movie had been given huge hype by the fans but once the fans watched it after its release, they called it all sizzle and no steak.
There are many novels in the market but all of them do not stand up to the expectation of the general readers as most of them are all sizzle and no steak.
2. Behind the times: Old-fashioned
Using the keypad mobile phone in this modern era is behind the times.
If a person is away from technology at present, people consider him to be behind the times.
All the grandsons considered the grandfather to be behind the times in spite of the fact that the grandfather was telling them good things of the past.
3. Good egg: A good person
Be in the company of good eggs.
Rahul sometimes becomes irritated but overall he is a good egg.
Sanjay is a good egg as he always thinks of helping the poor people.
4. Bad egg: A bad person
Never be in the company of bad eggs.
He was a bad egg during his 20s as he did not use to think rationally about the world.
We all should stay away from those persons who are bad eggs.
5. Be all things to all people: To satisfy everyone and act according to everyone’s expectation
A person can not be all things to all people.
It was very clear from the speech of the politician that he was trying to be all things to all people.
It becomes very hard for a person in a joint family to be all things to all people.
I hope you all have liked and enjoyed these 5 descriptive idioms which can be used to describe anyone if they fit in these.
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