could mean one of three things. if they're "a real fox", that could be referring to them being sly, slick, underhanded, shifty, double-dealing, crafty, quick witted OR it could be referring to their looks, if he or she is "a real fox" then they're hot stuff, great looking, etc OR it could mean that they're actually a fox; a four legged animal that steals chickens and looks great around worn a woman's neck.
It means to employ someone for a job who is quite unsuitable for the task at hand.
"To be" is not an idiom - it's a verb.
"A pain in the neck" is an idiom meaning an annoying person or situation. You would use this idiom to describe a person whose behavior is irritating you, or for anything that is annoying. Betty can be a real pain in the neck sometimes.This extra paperwork is really a pain in the neck.
"A real lemon" is an idiom - see the link below for the definition
Pest is not an idiom. It's a word.
It means to employ someone for a job who is quite unsuitable for the task at hand.
"To be" is not an idiom - it's a verb.
"A pain in the neck" is an idiom meaning an annoying person or situation. You would use this idiom to describe a person whose behavior is irritating you, or for anything that is annoying. Betty can be a real pain in the neck sometimes.This extra paperwork is really a pain in the neck.
"A real lemon" is an idiom - see the link below for the definition
Pest is not an idiom. It's a word.
The idiom "apple shiner" means the teacher's pet.
The meaning of the idiom in the pink of health means being in good health.
It's not an idiom - to cope means to deal with, or to handle
The idiom means impress someone is egg on
"Old hand" is an idiom meaning having lots of experience.
It is not an idiom. It is an expression. The difference is that an idiom's meaning cannot be derived from the meaning of its individual words. In the expression wolfing down food, the meaning is clearly derived from the meaning of the words, and people have been saying it for hundreds of years.
No. This is not an idiom. An idiom is a group of words whose meaning is different from the meanings of the individual words. So it is not easy to know the meaning of an idiom. For example 'Let the cat out of the bag' is an idiom meaning to tell a secret by mistake. The meaning has nothing to do with cats or bags. "Treat others like you would want them to treat you" is a saying,