English idioms, proverbs, and expressions are an important part of everyday English. They come up all the time in both written and spoken English. Because idioms don’t always make sense literally, you’ll need to familiarize yourself with the meaning and usage of each idiom. That may seem like a lot of work, but learning idioms is fun, especially when you compare English idioms to the idioms in your own language.
Here’s a list of “Idioms Beginning With M” in English:
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Mad As A Box Of (Soapy) Frogs
Meaning: extremely mentally unstable; psychotic; detached from reality.
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Mad as A Hatter
Meaning: Mentally ill, psychotic
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Main Squeeze
Meaning: Committed romantic partner
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Make a Break for It
Meaning: Try to escape, run off
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Make a Mountain out of a Molehill
Meaning: To take something too seriously; to make too much of something
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Make a Silk Purse out of a Sow’s Ear
Meaning: Turn something ordinary or inferior into something refined and beautiful
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Make Ends Meet
Meaning: Have enough money to cover basic expenses
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Make Hay (While the Sun Shines)
Meaning: To take advantage of an opportunity at the right time.
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Make Love
Meaning: To have sexual intercourse
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Make Nice
Meaning: Act cordial despite conflict
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Make One’s Mark
Meaning: Attain influence or recognition
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Make Someone’s Day
Meaning: Do something pleasing that puts someone in a good mood
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Make Waves
Meaning: Cause controversy, disturb a calm group dynamic
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Man Cave
Meaning: A part of the house, often the basement, that is left to the man of the household, perhaps with a workshop, a television for watching sports, etc.
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March to the Beat of Your Own Drum
Meaning: When someone does things the way they want to, without taking anybody else or anything else into consideration.
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Match Made in Heaven
Meaning: A relationship in which the two people are great together, because they complement each other so well
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May-December (adj.)
Meaning: Significantly different in age. Said of couples where one member is much older. The most common usage is May-December romance.
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May-December Marriage
Meaning: A marriage between a younger and an older partner, typically a young woman and an old man.
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Me Time
Meaning: Activities undertaken for one’s own enjoyment, free from responsibilities to others.
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Meeting of the Minds
Meaning: Strong instinctive agreement on something
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Mend Fences
Meaning: Improve relations after a dispute
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Mind One’s P’s and Q’s
Meaning: Be attentive to details; be on one’s best behavior
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Miss the Boat
Meaning: Be too late for something; miss an opportunity
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Monday Morning Quarterback
Meaning: Someone who offers criticisms or comments after already knowing the outcome of something
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Month of Sundays
Meaning: A long time, many months
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More Fun Than A Barrel of Monkeys
Meaning: A very good time; a pleasant occasion
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Mother Nature
Meaning: The natural world
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Move Heaven and Earth
Meaning: Take all possible steps in trying to accomplish something
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Move the Needle
Meaning: Have a measurable effect on something
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Move Up in the World
Meaning: Become more successful
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Movers and Shakers
Meaning: Influential people, especially in a particular field
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Much Of A Muchness
Meaning: Essentially equal, not significantly different (said of a choice)
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Mum’s the Word
Meaning: This is secret; don’t talk about this. Often used as an answer to a request not to talk about something.
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Music to My Ears
Meaning: Good to hear; welcome news
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Mutton Dressed Up as Lamb
Meaning: A woman who dresses in a style appropriate to someone of a younger age
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My Dogs Are Barking
Meaning: My feet hurt.
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My Old Man, My Old Lady
Meaning: My spouse
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My Way or the Highway
Meaning: If you do not do things the way I want or require, then you can just leave or not participate.