IDIOM: to get to first base MEANING: to kiss (this is a baseball metaphor; there is also second base, third base and home base, used to describe levels of physical intimacy; you can read more about the idioms here) FROM: "Teenage Love Affair" (2007) EXAMPLES: 1. English idioms by theme - success and failure, page 1 - Learn English Today 1. . Definition: To disappoint someone; to fail someone who is depending on you. put (someone) to rest Idiom, slang phrases - Idioms Proverbs It certainly does take two to tango, otherwise a person could just be spinning around a dance floor all alone. Let me put you in the picture. 1. fails to see. 3. to give the main facts in a short, clear way. football idioms - English with a Twist What to say if you didn't understand someone in English To be unable to understand, comprehend, or decipher something. Lao Tzu. Giving up. they get so caught up in small details that they fail to understand the bigger picture. Quiz 1 - Choose the correct idiom to replace the expression in the brackets. People have always been fascinated with the moon, stars and planets. English idioms - alphabetical list L7 | Learn English Today "If he sings like that on Saturday, he'll bring the house down." 30 Powerful Quotes on Failure - Forbes Answer (1 of 5): Reminds me of an expression that did the rounds of our industry, "piss poor planning leads to piss poor performance." Basically it was discovered that engineering tasks that hadn't been thoroughly planned in advance tended to hit snags and not be very successful. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.