Idioms And Their Meaning !!!

[DemCoDon]

*blow something out of proportion : to exaggerate
*break out in a cold sweat : to begin perspiring suddenly due to great fear or anxiety.
*carry a tune : said of someone who is able to sing on pitch.
*fair shake : to give someone the same fair treatment as you would give to others.
*get a hold of oneself : to get control of one's emotions.
*go off the deep end : to become upset and irrational.
*prayer : to have no possibility of success in something.
*talk someone into something : to convince someone to do something.
*that does it! : that's all i can tolerate !
*through a/the wringer : to put someone through a strenuous and emotional expercience.
*as plain as the nose on one's face : to be obvious.
*flash in the pan : to be quick and temporary.
*go together : to be dating on a steady basis.
*hit the nail on the head : to be absolutely correct.
*love at first sight : said of situation where two people fall in love upon first glance.
*pop the question : to propose marriage.
*pull someone's leg : to kid someone; to tease.
*rob the cradle : to date someone much younger than oneself, to be dating a "baby."
*tie the knot : to get married.
*walk arm in arm : to walk with one's arm curled through someone else's arm; arms linked or intertwined.
*break the news to someone : to disclose sensitive and emotional information to someone.
*cold feet : to lose courage.
*come clean : to be honest.
*face the music : to confront an uncomfortable situation.
*fly off the handle : to lose one's temper.
*fork over : to pay for something.
*have a good head on one's shoulders : said of someone who is very intelligent and rational.
*if worse comes to worst : in the worst possible case.
*let someone off the hook : to release someone of responsibility.
*on second thought : upon reconsideration.
*at the end of one's rope : to be at the limit of what one can tolerate.
*at the top of one's lungs : to scream as loudly as one can.
*bite one's tounge : to keep oneself from verbally attacking someone.
*go without a hitch : said of a project or event that proceeds smoothly.
*hang in there : to wait patiently , to be strong and perservere.
*have the time of one's life : to have the best time in one's life.
*nothing but skin and bones : to be excessively thin.
*sleep a wink : not to sleep at all.
*sleep like a log : to sleep soundly.
*spitting image of someone : to be identical to someone.

ENJOY THEM , MY FRIEND !!!
LylyAnna

[firestorm]

what is this, can you chance that to vietnamese?

[tracy_pippo]

let me try to write some:
- don't burn your bridge behind you
- money can talk
- go with the saint
...
sorry, I suddenly forget some ones, I'll update immediately. by the way, can would you tell me the meaning of them?
to demcodon: thanks for your idioms. I like them. hey, are you also a member of web HH... if i'm right. :d:d:d:d:d

[sophia]

- to hit the book: to study
-to be in hot water: ở trong tình trạng khó xử
-Help yourself! : cứ tự nhiên đi (trong party)
-How are you doing? = How are you?
-to have a crush: có cảm tình với ai

[danceswithwolves]

may i practice them now ? well, it's should be "I have a crush on sophia@". Does it a good one ? And how 'bout the next sentence "tracy@ is a kindda people who always go with the saints." ?

hope that wouldn't put you two in hot water.

[danceswithwolves]

and i have to hit the books now (poor them). cyal.

[sophia]

to dww: of course we are not in hot water...don't mind , ya just practice your English

[tracy_pippo]

to DWW: hey, why do you said that tracy.....go with the saint!!!! but it's ok , no problem...hehe
and now, i have some ohters:
- A penny saved is a penny earned : the money you don't spend is also the money you have saved.
- A stich in time saves nine : it's better to deal with a problem ASAP before it becomes a much bigger problem.
- Every cloud has a silver lining : good can often com out of bad situations.
- One person's meat is another one's poison : what one person loves, but another person may hates.
- Don't count your chickens before they hatch : Don't act as if something has already happened when it really hasn't happened yet.
- It's duck soup for me! : it's too easy for me.
- Hot under the collar : Too angry.
- I feel like a million dollars : I feel so wonderful. (pls dont ask me why it's not "... billion USD" )
- Money makes the mare go! : if you have money so much, you can buy anything you want (except the happiness!)
- As cool as cucumber! : be calm in any bad situations
- Don't look a gift horse in the mouth : If s.o gives you a present, you should enjoy it & not ask question about it
- A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush : U cant be sure about s.th you try it
hye... that's anough for now...

[sophia]

to Tracy_pippo:it's difficult to understand expressions if you explain in English...so I think you should use Vietnamese for these expressions

[tracy_pippo]

hey, I have some others:
- An apple a day keeps the doctor away : if u eat the right food, u'll be healthy
- There are plenty of fish in the sea : don't worry if u love s.o who doesn't return your love. U can always find s.o else
- The proof of the pudding is in the eating : if U have s.th, keep it. Don't take the chance of losing it in order to get s.th better
- Don't cry over spilled milk : if U don't know clearly about s.th, pls don't make it more complicated
- Don't judge a book be its covers : before judging s.th, U don't have to look into it clearly, don't be hurry to critisize it when U just see its cover

hey guys, if u have some others, plz post them to here.....:D:d:D:

[sophia]

-The grass is always green on the other side of the hill: đứng núi này trông núi nọ.
- Prevention is better than cure = A stitch in time saves nine: phòng bệnh hơn chữa bệnh.
-Like father like son: cha nào con nấy
-Out of sight, out of mind: xa mặt cách lòng.
-To see to believe: thấy mới tin
-A storm in a tea cup: chuyện bé xé ra to
-Handsome is as handsome does = the beautiful is just skin deep: tốt gỗ hơn tốt nước sơn
- A bad workman blames his tools: vụng múa chê đất lệch
- Many hands make light work: một cây làm chẳng nên non.......
-Devils give work to idle hand: nhàn cư vi bất thiện

[sophia]

-Thanks a bunch= thanks a million = thanks a lot
-Don't be a baby: đừng có trẻ con nữa
- Don't bother to knock: đừng gõ cửa mắc công
- It's not right but it's ok: không đúng lắm nhưng thôi cũng được
- Make yourself at home: hãy tự nhiên như ở nhà vậy.
- What a go! : sao mà rắc rối thế
- Could you bear with me for a minute? = please wait a minute
- I'm behind shedule: tôi bị muộn so với kế họach rồi
- It will serve me right if....: thật là đáng đời cho tôi nếu...
- You're my guest. This is on me (situation: you and your guest are in a restaurant): hãy để tôi trả tiền cho
-Let's call it a day: hôm nay thế là đủ rồi
- It doesn't really matter: thật ra điều đó không quan trọng
-What a life! : cuộc đời chán thật.

[sophia]

hey....what do all of you think about this thread?? I didn't see any comments......do you like this?? if Not...I won't post anymore...

[danceswithwolves]

oh, good, very good, well-done, excellent, fantastic, outstanding... will you post more ?

but from the deepest of my... stomach, I dont understand them at all :).

[sophia]

to DWW: I explain in Vietnamese..so why didn't you understand??

[danceswithwolves]

its jus 'cuz im cambodian :). well, for a fair talk, i think i should tell you the first rule from the Seven Essential Rules for dww's friendz :

1st rule : keep in mind that do not believe in his words without thinking them over throughly.

cheer,
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[tracy_pippo]

To DWW: r u from Cambodian? Really? oh, welcome........ but maybe you told a lie...ehhe

[vo_danh_lang_tu]

I think everything you post here is so perfect.Does anybody give me and pepole here more?

[tracy_pippo]

hey, no more one like reading idioms? to vo_danh_lang_tu: there's some books that talk about idioms... hehehe...

[yuna_admirer]

Oops . Baby poppi , long time no see "darling"......AAAAAAA , don't bite me...
Your avatar is surely lovely , but who is that lucky boy ? Yuna ???
he he

[the tran]

Hello all
I'm new here, but I see that you all have something, so I try to add something old here, hehehe
why buy a cow when you have free milk.
This is the one for guys who live with girlfriend but don't want to marry her. heheheheeh

[utuchatday]

It's no harm to thoroughly master idioms for reading and use them in daily conversation.
But my experience of using them were quite dreadful, since more you throw them in your conversation with english native speakers, you would have bombarded with others which you normally can't understand.

[utuchatday]

Please bear with me for a minute = listen patiently to me for a minute.
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