blue ribbon
Meaning: Renowned (sentence 1); first prize (sentence 2).
Language: English
Literally: (Already vivid in English)
Category: Daily Life
Origin: The expression originates from the blue ribbon that is often presented to the best entry in a contest.
More idioms — Daily Life
- blue-collar worker — A person who earns a living doing manual labor, or generally uses his or her body rather…
- boiling point — The point at which one loses one's temper.
- bomb — To fail completely.
- born yesterday — Naive.
- the bottom line — The net result (sentence 1), or the simple and irrefutable truth (sentence 2).
- bottom of the barrel — The least able member of a group; the least desirable items from a collection.
More English idioms
- bottoms up! — A call to drink; to empty one's glass.
- boxed in someone in — Restricted; to restrict someone.
- brainstorm — To generate many ideas quickly.
- breadwinner — Somebody that provides financially for his or her family.
- bring down the house — To be a great success.
- get someone the brush-off — To be dismissed casually and almost cruelly.
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