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thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaanx a looooot dear sis
great idioms
am gonna use them:D
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hiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
you are a big cheese for us
and cream of the crop
Also you are my eye's apple
thanks alot for ur nice idioms
i wait part 2
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I'm honestly proud of u dear
Great effort
Don't u ever give up on learning
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Here I am with
PART ::2::
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eat one`s words
- take back something one has said, admit something is not true -
I told my boss that I would be quitting but later I had to eat
.my words and tell him that I wanted to stay
egg on
- urge someone on -
.Many people at the football game were egged on by the drunken fans
finger in the pie
- participate in something that is happening -
.He always tries to keep his finger in the pie so that he can control everything
full of beans
- feel energetic, in high spirits -
.She is full of beans tonight and doesn`t want to stop talking
gravy train
- a job or work that pays more than it is worth -
For many years his job was a real gravy train but now the company
.has become very strict and will not pay overtime
half-baked
- not thought out or studied carefully -
He has a half-baked idea about starting a new business
.but most of us think that it will fail
hand to someone on a silver platter
- give a person something that has not been earned -
His education was handed to him on a silver platter
.and now he is very spoiled and selfish
hard nut to crack
- something or someone difficult to understand or do -
.He is a very serious person and is a very hard nut to crack
(get or) have egg on one`s face
- be embarassed -
He has egg on his face because everyone knows
.that he was sick at the party
hit the sauce
- drink alcohol (usually regularly) -
.I think that she has begun to hit the sauce since her husband lost his job
hot potato
- a question or argument that is controversial
and difficult to settle
The issue of building the nuclear power plant is a real
.hot potato for the local town council
in a nutshell
- briefly, in a few words -
We went to the meeting and they told us in a nutshell what
.would be happening to everyone next year
in the soup
- in serious trouble, in disorder -
She is really in the soup now. She told her boss that she was
.sick but he saw her downtown shopping
make one`s mouth water
- look or smell very good, want to eat or drink very much -
The restaurant is supposed to be wonderful and every time that
.I see the menu it makes my mouth water
nutty as a fruitcake
- crazy -
He is a very nice man but he acts strange sometimes and I
.often think that he is as nutty as a fruitcake
out of the frying pan and into the fire
- go from something bad to something worse -
She quit the job because of some small
problems but she has jumped out of the frying pan and
.into the fire because now her problems are much worse
out to lunch
- crazy, mad -
.She is totally out to lunch and you should never believe what she tells you
piece of cake
- a task that is easily accomplished -
.It was a piece of cake. I had everything done before lunch this morning
polish the apple
- flatter someone -
Nobody likes her because she is always trying to
.polish the apple with her teacher
souped up
- change something to make it faster or more powerful
by changing or adding something -
The new car that his neighbor bought is a souped
.up model of the one that he had last year
salt away
- save money -
He has been working there for seven years and has
.been able to salt away quite a lot of money
sell like hotcakes
- sell quickly or rapidly -
The new CD has only been released for about
.a week but already it is selling like hotcakes
spill the beans
- tell a secret to someone who is not supposed to know about it -
Please don`t spill the beans about my plans to quit
.working and go back to school next year
stew in one`s own juice
- suffer from something that one has caused to happen -
He is the one who caused the problem for himself and
.he is now being forced to stew in his own juice
take with a grain of salt
- accept or believe only part of something -
You should take everything that he says
with a grain of salt as everyone knows that he likes to
.exaggerate things when he is speaking
upset the applecart
- ruin a plan or event by surprise or accident -
Everything was going well at the company gathering
.until he came along and upset the apple cart
worth one`s salt
- being a good worker, worth what one is paid -
He has only been working here for a month but over
.and over he has proved that he is worth his salt
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Hope you like it
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Suuuuuuuper subject
Thanx alot aseerat hoboh for such wonerful topic
Such kinds of topics, that make our minds busy learning, are my favorites
Please keep up the excellent work
We do need something to refresh our memory
Thanx again
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Dear Aseerah
thanx so much
and your post
is
amazing
even I feel that I'm hangery
looooooooool
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Hi
Instigator
Aseel
English Lover
Happy to see you all here
Thanks alot for your kind presence
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yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah we liked it
tnx alot darling it's amazing topic
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THANKS MY SISTER
May Allah protect you