Idiom

to keep a straight face

Meaning

to look as if you believe or in agreement with another but actually feels like laughing

Illustration

I tried to keep a straight face as I listen to my brother’s encounter with a UFO.

Idiom

fair -weather friend

Meaning

a person who he calls himself your friend only as long as things are going well

Illustration

All his fair-weather friends left Fred after he was cheated of all his money.

Idiom

to run in the family

Meaning

to pass from one generation to the next

Illustration

The artistic talent runs in Denise’s family. Everyone in the family is a musician.

Idiom

to get back on one’s feet

Meaning

to make a full recovery; to become adjusted again

Illustration

We may have lost the last round but we will get back on our feet very quickly.

Idiom

sit on the fence

Meaning

does not favour either party

Illustration

Alvin chooses to sit on the fence whenever his two sisters quarrel.