find Mr. Right
Meaning: To find the ideal romantic partner.
Language: English
Literally: (Already vivid in English)
Example: “She's not in a hurry to find Mr. Right; she's enjoying being single.”
Category: Daily Life
Origin: "Mr. Right" names the perfect husband as if he were a real person. The expression is old enough to appear in 19th-century writing, but its first use has not been traced.
Equivalents in other languages
- French: Trouver chaussure à son pied — literally: To find a shoe for one's foot
More idioms — Daily Life
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- shut up shop — To close a business, either for the day or for good.
- penny wise and pound foolish — Careful with small amounts of money but wasteful with large ones.
- meet someone halfway — To make a compromise with someone.
- wear sackcloth and ashes — To show public regret or repentance.
- sit on the fence — To avoid taking sides.
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- it doesn't take a rocket scientist — Something is easy to understand; no special intelligence is needed.
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- pipped at the post — To be beaten at the very last moment.
- twiddle one's thumbs — To do nothing while waiting or out of boredom.
- a nest of vipers — A group of people who scheme against or betray each other.
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