Category: Idiom Illustrations

Bull in a china shop

I’m doing a series of illustrations about idioms. This one is called “Bull in a china shop.” Its meaning from Merriam-Webster is this: “a person who breaks things or who often makes mistakes or causes damage in situations that require careful thinking or behavior.“

Swimming with sharks

I’m doing a series of illustrations about idioms.  This one is called “Swimming with sharks.” Its meaning from yourdictionary.com is this: “To operate among dangerous people.”

Raining cats and dogs

I’m doing a series of illustrations about idioms.  This one is called “Raining cats and dogs.” Its meaning from Cambridge is this: “To rain very heavily.”

Canary in the coal mine

I’m doing a series of illustrations about idioms. This one is called “Canary in the coal mine.” Its meaning from Oxford Languages is this: “an early indicator of potential danger or failure.“

Elephant in the room

I’m doing a series of illustrations about idioms. This one is called “Elephant in the room.” Its meaning from Cambridge is this: “If you say there is an elephant in the room, you mean that there is an obvious problem or difficult situation that people do not want to talk about.“