UTTERANCE IDIOMS

Question 1

WHEN IT RAINS, IT POURS

Answer 1

When something good or bad happens, similarly good or bad things tend to follow

“Everyone in my house is sick right now because when it rains, it pours.”

“After months of looking for a job, I suddenly have three job interviews this week. When it rains, it pours.”

Question 2

CALL IT A NIGHT

Answer 2

To stop working, either at one’s job or on a particular task, for the rest of the night.
to end what one is doing at night and go [home] to bed

“At midnight, I called it a night and went to bed.”

Question 3

A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME

Answer 3

A phrase used when one does not want to reveal the source of the information that one is about to share or has shared

"”A: Did you hear that Mark is planning to propose to Sarah soon?” B: “Yes, a little bird told me.”

Question 4

YOUR GUESS IS AS GOOD AS MINE

Answer 4

I do not know either; I have no idea. Typically said in response to a question

“Jill: How long should we bake this pie? Jane: Your guess is as good as mine”
“A: “Where’s Hank?” B: “Your guess is as good as mine. He didn’t say anything to me.”

Question 5

FAR CRY FROM (SOMETHING)

Answer 5

Vastly different from something; a thing that is very different from something else;

“Living in the heart of New York City is certainly a far cry from living in the rural countryside.”
“What you did was a far cry from what you said you were going to do.”