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List of Idioms beginning with V
Vale of tears- This vale of tears is the world and the suffering that life brings
Velvet glove - This idiom is used to describe a person who appears gentle, but is determined and inflexible underneath. ('Iron fist in a velvet glove' is the full form)
Vent your spleen - If someone vents their spleen, they release all their anger about something
Vicar of Bray - A person who changes their beliefs and principle to stay popular with people above them is a vicar of bray
Vicious circle - A vicious circle is a sequence of events that make each other worse - someone drinks because they are happy at work, then losses their job ... 'Vicious Cycle' is also used.
Vinegar tits - A mean spirited women lacking in love or compassion
Virgin territory - If something is virgin territory, it hasn't been explored before.
Voice in the wilderness - Someone who expresses an opinion that no one believes or listens to is a voice in the wilderness, especially if proved right later.
Volte-face - If you do a volte-face on something, you make a sudden and complete change in your stance or position over an issue.
Vultures are circling - If the vultures are circling, then something is in danger and its enemies are getting ready for the kill.
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