: Idioms: Strike while the iron is hot

Hit the sack To go to bed I hit the sack around 11 pm.

Get someone off the hook If you get someone off the hook, you help them get out of trouble.

The government has intervened by infusing billions of dollars to get the banks off the hook.

Cut no ice Fail to influence or make an effect His reason to get leave cut no ice with his manager.

On thin ice If you’re on thin ice, you’re in precarious or delicate situation.

You’re falling short on class attendance and you failed to submit the last assignment. You’re walking on thin ice in this semester.

Strike while the iron is hot opportunity comes by

That’s an amazing deal you’re getting. Don’t wait. Strike while the iron is hot, or else it’ll be gone.

To act quickly when the

Hit the jackpot If you hit the jackpot, you achieve big success, usually through luck.

We’ve hit the jackpot with our new product – sales have doubled.

Have the last laugh If you’ve the last laugh in an argument or disagreement, you ultimately succeed from a seemingly losing position.

He was dropped from the team, but he had the last laugh when he was recruited by a rival club at a higher fee.

See the light of day When something sees the light of day, it finally happens for the first time.

After so many false starts, his book finally saw the light of the day. Light at the end of tunnel If you see light at the end of tunnel, you see signs of improvement in a situation that has been bad for a long time.

The business has started to gain momentum after months of struggle. We finally see light at the end of tunnel.

Toe the line If you toe the line, you behave according to an official rule, especially when you do not agree with it.

In this organization, if you don’t toe the line, you’ll be fast eased out.

Live on borrowed time If you live on borrowed time, you continue to exist longer than expected.

This 15-year-old car is living on borrowed time.

Hold your tongue To hold your tongue means to not speak

“Hold your tongue, son. Be patient,” the old man tried to restrain the agitated man.