strange bedfellows

Meaning: People or things that one does not normally expect to find together.

Language: English

Literally: (Already vivid in English)

Category: The Absurd

More idioms — The Absurd

strike it rich — To make money (sentence 1); or, less literally, to be wildly successful (sentence 2).
talk a blue streak — To talk fast and at length.
talk through one's hat — To speak without authority on some topic; to talk nonsense.
to beat the band — In an exaggerated manner; with a lot of effort or to the extreme.
to the hilt — To be fully committed to something; to do something completely.
Ça ne casse pas trois pattes à un canard — It's nothing special or impressive.

strapped for cash — Not having quite enough money.
street smarts — The knowledge one needs to live on the streets; less literally, it means knowledge of the…
stretch the truth — To be truthful technically, but to distort the truth so that others are led to believe so…
string someone along — To make someone believe something that is not true.
stuffed shirt — A man who is tiresome, pompous and selfimportant.
suit someone or something to a t — Perfectly; exactly.

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