need something like one needs a hole in the head
Meaning: To have absolutely no need for something.
Language: English
Literally: (Already vivid in English)
Category: Body & Senses
Origin: The expression, which comes from Yiddish, is ironic. One certainly wouldn't want or need a hole in one's head, and one wants or needs the thing in question just as little.
More idioms — Body & Senses
- the nitty-gritty — The heart of the issue; the most important part of the discussion; the essential points.
- not have a leg to stand on — To be in an indefensible situation or to have no support for an argument or case.
- off the top of one's head — To say something without much advance preparation.
- put something on the back burner — To decrease the amount of energy spent on some activity; to delay or postpone action on s…
- on the nose — Exactly.
- on the tip of one's tongue — Almost remembered; about to be said.
More English idioms
- pay someone back — To respond to somebody's behavior with similar behavior.
- pay through the nose — To pay a great amount; to pay too much.
- pick someone's brain — To get information from someone, usually by questioning the person carefully and in great…
- play it by ear — To go along with a situation as it develops before deciding what to do; to do something w…
- poker face — An expressionless face; a face that reveals nothing of one's feelings or thoughts.
- put one's best foot forward — To try to make the best possible impression.
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