Example
“The booking service had some teething troubles during its first week online.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
blaze a trail
Neutral · CEFR B2
to pioneer an approach that opens the way for later people
draw the short straw
Neutral · CEFR B2
to be selected, often by chance, for an unwanted task or outcome
light at the end of the tunnel
Neutral · CEFR B2
A sign that a difficult period may soon improve or end.
par for the course
Neutral · CEFR B2
Normal and unsurprising for a particular situation, even if it is inconvenient or disappointing.
rough edges
Neutral · CEFR B2
small flaws that remain without seriously reducing the overall quality
shift gears
Informal · CEFR B2
to change your approach, activity, or pace
Source methodology
Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.