AMERICAN IDIOMS (V)
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Idioms starting with V
Here is our list of popular "V" idioms that are used in American English:
(To) vanish into thin air:
To disappear without leaving a trace.
Example: "Whatever happened to that actor? He seems to have vanished into thin air."
Variety is the spice of life:
Proverb meaning life is made more interesting by doing new or different things.
Veg out (v.): (Pronounced "vedge out") To sit/lay around doing nothing or relaxing.
Example: "I'm gonna veg out by the pool for a while."
Vegas: short for "Las Vegas".
Example: "We went to Vegas for the weekend."
Veggies (n.pl): Vegetables.
Example: "Don't forget to eat your veggies!"
Very last:
The last.
Example: "We were able to buy the very last tickets to the concert."
Very well:
OK. Agreed.
Vet (n.): Short for "veteran"; Also short for "veterinarian".
Vibe (n.): Feeling. "I'm getting a strange vibe from him." = "He's behaving strangely (towards me)."; "This place has a really cool vibe." = "This place has a very nice atmosphere."
Vicious circle:
Sequence of cause and effect with bad results.
Example: "He had fallen into a vicious circle of drinking too much, losing his job, and then drinking even more."
