#IOTW: Idioms of the Week (9)

Cute as a button. Meaning: sangat menarik, cantik (untuk orang maupun benda).
- Example:
  - “This bag is cute as a button, I love it!”
There’s no accounting for taste. Meaning: selera/kesukaan orang tidak dapat dijelaskan.
- Example:
  - “Tom’s favorite color is pink. There is no accounting for taste.”
On the double. Meaning: secepat mungkin, sesegera mungkin.
- Example:
  - “Please do this on the double!”
Cut from the same cloth. Meaning: memiliki pendapat/pemikiran yang sama.
- Contoh:
  - “My best friend and I are cut from the same cloth, we are very similar in every way.”
Hopping mad. Meaning: sangat marah.
- Example:
  - “The teacher got hopping mad when the students made a joke about him.”
At the crossroads. Meaning: berada dalam kondisi di mana harus mengambil keputusan penting dari beberapa pilihan.
- Example:
  - “I felt like I was at the crossroads when I had to choose between going to law school or business school.”
Pushing at an open door. Meanig: mencapai yang diinginkan dengan mudah karena didukung banyak orang.
- Example:
  - “He is pushing at an open door because most of his friends support his opinion.”
Boys will be boys. Meaning: ungkapan yang menyatakan bahwa bagaimanapun tingkah laku laki-laki terkadang tidak bisa berubah (biasanya untuk hal negatif seperti ramai, kurang bertanggung jawab, dsb).
- Example:
  - “You can’t blame Alex for playing outside all day. Boys will be boys.”
Hit home. Meaning: memberi dampak yang kuat (hingga kadang dapat menyebabkan trauma).
- Example:
  - “The accident really hit home for her.”
Feather-brained. Meaning: konyol, tidak serius.
- Example:
  - “John, my feather-brained friend, is planning on 6 months holiday this year.”