Opposites attract

Opposites attract

MEANING: used for saying that people who are very different are attracted to each other for that reason. EXAMPLE SENTENCES: People say opposites attract. Clearly, opposites attract, but fortunately, the film doesn’t follow typical romantic movie conventions. Would...
Cold feet

Cold feet

a feeling of worry or doubt that is strong enough to stop you from doing something that you planned to do: He was going to ask her to marry him, but he got cold feet and couldn’t do it.
While the cat’s away, the mice will play

While the cat’s away, the mice will play

While the cat’s away, the mice will play. When the cat’s away, the mice will play. People will naturally take advantage of the absence of someone in authority to do as they like: ‘His parents are away for the weekend.’ ‘I see—while the cat’s away.’...