Post by SHIN on Apr 11, 2005 15:17:02 GMT -5
MisT said:
here comes another idiomatic phrases....to draw the lines somewhere = to have a limit
to pat through the nose = to pay too high a price
to give a person the cold shoulder = to make a person feel unwelcome
to face the music = to take scolding/punishment without complain
the lion's share = the largest part
to kick the bucket = to die
to hit below the belt = to act unfairly towards an opponent
a tall story = a story that is difficult to believe
to build castles in the air = to daydream
to sit on the fence = to take no sides in a debate,quarrel or war
a good for nothing = a useless person
not turn a hair = to remain calm
to break the ice = to be the first to start
a lady's man = a man who is fond of female company
hornet's nest = a source of great trouble
ups and downs = good times and bad times
eyewash = deceit
a diehard = someone who doesn't give up his ideas easily
a daredevil = a brave and reckless person
a cock and bull story = a silly and incredible story
a cat on hot bricks = very nervous
chicken hearted = weak cowardly
to let the cat out of the bag = to let out the secret
a red rag to a bull = something which angers a person (deliberately)
a bull in a china shop = a very clumsy person, a person who is very angry and destructive
to take the bull by the horns = to meet difficulties or dangers boldly
at the eleventh hour = at the last moment
on thin ice = in a dangerous and difficult position
hard of hearing = almost deaf
to pass the hat round = to ask for donation
a close shave = a narrow escape
I'll continue next time
hope they'll be usefull
enjoy!!!!!
thanx for ur effort
of course they'll be useful for the one like me ;D