Every Saturday I’ll give you a couple of idioms to learn. An idiom is a saying or phrase whose meaning cannot be taken from the literal meanings of the words. Currently, we’re looking at some common English idioms.
in the black: make a profit, have a positive bank balance
Example:
Thanks to everyone’s hard work this fourth quarter, our company ended this fiscal year in the black.
in the nick of time: at the last minute, without any time to spare
Example:
Superman saved Lois Lane from the fiery space aliens in the nick of time.