An Idiom a Day . Above and Beyond the Call of Duty

Generally referring to police officers or firemen or military who lose their lives in the line of duty, their work, this idiom can also refer to you. Listen here.

 

An Idiom a Day . A Shot in the Arm

This idiom refers to getting encouragement. When someone or a football team gets a shot in the arm it might be a goal or something that gave them renewed hope. That is a wonderful thing.

 

An Idiom a Day . A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss

Someone who is always moving and always into something new is like a stone that moves. There is an old saying that stones that are moved do not get moss on them. So like the stone a person who is always moving is not considered set in their ways.