Idioms Interpreter-Idiom Explanation Tool

Example

Break the ice

Scenario

A user preparing for a business meeting in an English-speaking country needs to understand and use the phrase 'break the ice' appropriately. Idioms Interpreter provides not only the meaning—'to initiate conversation in a social situation'—but also offers tips on how to effectively use it in a conversation to make a good first impression.

Example

Spill the beans

Scenario

A literary translator encounters the idiom 'spill the beans' in a novel. Using Idioms Interpreter, they understand that this means 'to reveal a secret' and receive suggestions for culturally equivalent phrases in the target language that maintain the nuance and impact of the original expression.

Example

Arm and a leg

Scenario

A history teacher seeks to enrich a lesson on language evolution by explaining the idiom 'cost an arm and a leg,' used to describe something very expensive. Idioms Interpreter provides the likely origins related to the high cost of portraits in previous centuries and how only the wealthy could afford to have full-length portraits painted, which included both arms and legs.