Idioms

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  1. tejudatla

    tejudatla Bronze IL'ite

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    Dear Varudhini,

    It sounds funny n I liked it.
    Plz do post some more ...

    <FORM name=myquiz method=post>Thanq
    Tej:wave </FORM>
     
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  2. varudhini

    varudhini Bronze IL'ite

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    Hi Teja

    TQ. It is from the memories of my college days.

    Varudhini
     
  3. sunitak

    sunitak Junior IL'ite

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    Can i add some ??????????

    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Absent Without Leave[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]
    A military originated term which is often shortened to AWOL. Not present without permission is what this term has come to mean.

    [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Hit The Nail on the Head[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]

    To precisely define the conclusion of an argument or discussion. From the old practice of stricking a 'nail' when agreeing a sale between traders. The nail was a stone or post standing nearly waist high and two or three feet in diameter, the parties to the deal would place the money they were offering on the 'nail', and when the deal was agreed it was hit by both parties.

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    [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]You are what you eat[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]
    What you eat determines how healthy of a person you are. So to be fit you must eat healthy.

    [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Who Let The Cat Out Of The Bag[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]
    The origins of this phrase come from when farmers would sell chickens at market. Most of the time they would just throw the chickens in a bag and sell them as however many were supposidly in there. But cats were cheaper than chickens so many times farmers would put a cat into the bag with the chickens and if someone suspected something they would open the bag. At that point the cat would jump out of the bag, thus giving away the secret.

    This from a website visitor:
    Eventually the duped customers would open their burlap bags revealing the cats and thus "letting the cat out of the bag". This expression is often used when the real truth has been revealed.
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  4. Sriniketan

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    instead of---in place of
    to lend a hand---to help
    to hold the tongue--to keep silent
    eleventh hour--the very last moment

    Sriniketan
     
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  5. Sriniketan

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    on duty
    off duty
    face to face with
    look forward

    Sriniketan
     
  6. Sriniketan

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    over and over----repeatedly
    presence of mind--alertness
    in the wake of---immediately after
    by all means-----certainly
    Sriniketan
     
  7. Nischel

    Nischel Senior IL'ite

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    Dear Sunikris,
    U have started a nice thread. other members also added some more good idioms. In Telugu idiom means " j a t e e y a m". They are almost equal to proverbs. Is it not? say "I n ta G e li c h i R a c h h a g e l u"
    " u t t i k i e g a ra l e n i v a d u s w a r g a n i ki e g a r a g a l a d a ?"
    " T a l a l u b o d u l a i n a t a l a n p u l u b o d u l a ?" elaga enno unni.
    thank u
    Sd nischel
     
  8. poonamjoshi9266

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    call it a day
    catch one's eye
     
  9. sravy

    sravy Bronze IL'ite

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    Hi,

    Be on the road : Be travelling

    Break a leg : good luck

    Crash course

    Cut it down
     

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