All walks of life

all that glitters is not gold appearance is sometimes misleading. Things that appear valuable or worthwhile might not be as good as they look.

The house looks beautiful from the outside but the inside part of the house looks terrible; all that glitters is not gold.

all the more even more

Her family didn’t want her to get married to her new boyfriend, but that just made her all the more determined.

all walks of life Occupations, roles, social classes, or lifestyles.

Those who attended the wedding represented all walks of life.

all’s fair in love and war In love or in war, you are allowed to be deceitful in order to get what you want. To get her to go out with him, he lied and told her that he is very rich. All’s fair in love and war.

along the lines in a general direction or manner

I was thinking along the lines of a vegetable garden, but I could be persuaded to include some perennials.

any minute soon now very soon The news about the president’s resignation will be broadcasted on TV any moment now.

any port in a storm An unfavourable option which might well be avoided in good times but which nevertheless looks better than the alternatives at the current time.

That horrible hotel was a case of any port in a storm as we couldn’t find any place to spend the night.

apple of somebody’s eye said about someone whom you love the most and you are very proud of.

His son is the apple of his eye. are your ears burning? said about someone who was not present but was the topic of discussion.

We were just talking about you. Are your ears burning?

armchair critic An armchair critic is a person who knows or pretends to know a lot about something in theory rather than practice.

He is such an armchair critic; he has no experience in the subject but he is ready to give plenty of advice.

at sixes and sevens This idiom is used to describe a state of confusion or disarray.

John is at sixes and sevens after the death of his wife.

at the drop of a hat When someone does something at the drop of a hat, they do it without delay or good reason.

So many years of sacrifice and then you can leave me at the drop of a hat.