Early bath UK If someone has or goes for an early bath, they quit or lose their job or position earlier than expected because things have gone wrong.. The early bird catches the worm me
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Different people have different preferences In American English, 'Each to his own' is more common
A person who is extremely keen is an eager beaver
Eagle eyes
Someone who has eagle eyes sees everything; no detail is too small
Early bath
(UK) If someone has or goes for an early bath, they quit or lose their job or position earlier than expected because things have gone wrong
The early bird catches the worm means that if you start something early, you stand a better chance of success
If something is easier said than done, it is much more difficult than it sounds It is often used when someone advises you to do something difficult and tries to make it sound easy
Easy as pie
If something is easy as pie, it is very easy indeed
This idiom means that money or other material gains that come without much effort tend to get spent or consumed as easily
Easy peasy
(UK) If something is easy peasy, it is very easy indeed ('Easy peasy, lemon squeezy' is also used.)
(USA) If you eat crow, you have to admit that you were wrong about something
If someone apologises and shows a lot of contrition for something they have done, they eat humble pie
Eat like a bird
If someone eats like a bird, they eat very little
Eat like a horse
Someone who eats like a horse, eats a lot
Eat like a pig
If some eats like a pig, they either eat too much or they have bad table manners
If you eat someone alive, you defeat or beat them comprehensively
Eat your heart out
If someone tells you to eat your heart out, they are saying they are better than you at something
(UK) If someone, especially a politician, is economical with the truth, they leave out information in order to create a false picture
of a situation, without actually lying
Egg on your face
If someone has egg on their face, they are made to look foolish or embarrassed
If something requires elbow grease, it involves a lot of hard physical work
If you haven't got enough elbow room, you haven't got enough space
An elephant in the room is a problem that everyone knows very well but no one talks about because it is taboo, embarrassing, etc
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If something happens at the eleventh hour, it happens right at the last minute
Even keel
If something is on an even keel, it is balanced
If everything is equal between people, they are even Stevens
This means that people like the sound of their own voice
Every cloud has a silver lining
People sometimes say that every cloud has a silver lining to comfort somebody who's having problems They mean that it is always possible to get something positive out of a situation, no matter how unpleasant, difficult or even painful it might seem
If it's every man for himself, then people are trying to save themselves from a difficult situation without trying to help anyone else
If every man jack was involved in something, it is an emphatic way of saying that absolutely everybody was involved
If every Tom, Dick and Harry knows about something, then it is common knowledge
Every trick in the book
If you try every trick in the book, you try every possible way, including dishonesty and deceit, to get what you want
If people include everything but the kitchen sink, they include every possibility, regardless of whether they are useful
If all avenues are being explored, then every conceivable approach is being tried that could possibly get the desired result
Eye for an eye
This is an expression for retributive justice, where the punishment equals the crime
If someone's eyes are bigger than their stomach, they are greedy and take on more than they can consume or manage