Re: the Idiom of today

by w_ch Thu Sep 17, 2009 12:48 am

To be in the same page:

meaning ... to agree

by Clear-headed Thu Sep 17, 2009 1:14 am

I beg to differ

This is a polite way to say that you don't agree with something that has just been said.

by the youth Thu Sep 17, 2009 5:44 pm

I couldn't agree more
A way to say you totally agree with what's been said.

by Clear-headed Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:20 pm

be for/in good cause=worth doing, because it is helping other people.
Example:
A: "I'm afraid I've ruined your car".
B: "All in a good cause".

by w_ch Thu Sep 17, 2009 11:51 pm

To be standing on a thin ice

meaning... To be in danger

Ex: "you're standing on a thin ice son;you must improve your grades or else..."

by w_ch Thu Sep 17, 2009 11:53 pm

Against the clock:

Meaning...To be rushed to do something and have a very little time to do it

by Clear-headed Fri Sep 18, 2009 2:21 am

to be at somebody's beck and call=to be ready to obey somebody's orders.

Example:

"Don't expect me to be at your beck and call!"

by Clear-headed Sun Sep 20, 2009 4:12 pm

Hello,
let alone:used to emphasize that because the first thing is not possible or true, the second thing is not possible or true either.
Example:
He never pointed a gun at somebody,let alone he killed an ant.

by Clear-headed Wed Sep 23, 2009 1:27 am

Hi,
To turn blind eye (to something): to pretend not to see something bad that is happening,so that you don't have to do something about it.

by w_ch Fri Sep 25, 2009 10:03 pm

Play it safe...
Meaning= to avoid troubles

by Clear-headed Fri Sep 25, 2009 10:12 pm

Hi mates,
Thanks a lot W_ch for the valuable idioms you post.

To stay/steer/keep clear of somebody or something= to avoid someone or something that may cause you a problem.

by w_ch Sat Sep 26, 2009 1:35 am

Hello mates
Clear-headed...your posts are as valuable

To be always on the go

Meaning = there are so many things to be taken care of/ Someone is very busy in doing something

by Clear-headed Sat Sep 26, 2009 12:48 pm

Hi,
as clear as day=clear or easy to understand.
as clear as mud=not clear at all or not easy ro understand.

by w_ch Tue Sep 29, 2009 9:40 pm

To cover someone's back...
Meaning = To protect someone

by Clear-headed Sat Oct 03, 2009 1:47 am

To end it all=to commit a suicide.

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by w_ch Sun Oct 04, 2009 11:49 pm

To kick the bucket...

Meaning = to die

by Ezinma Sat Oct 10, 2009 8:45 pm

All Greek to me:

Means something is=
Meaningless and incomprehensible like someone who cannot read, speak, or understand any of the Greek language would be.

I think we usually say all chinese to me

by w_ch Thu Oct 15, 2009 9:59 pm

To cross the line...

meaning = to behave in way that is socially unacceptable.

by Clear-headed Sun Oct 18, 2009 11:30 pm

To bury the hatchet/the tomahawk=become friendly with somebody again.

let bygones be bygones=forget the disagreaments and become friendly again.
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by Big brother Mon Oct 26, 2009 7:02 pm

(to) go back to the drawing board - to start a task over
because the last try failed; to start again from the beginning

EXAMPLE 1: Frank's new business failed, so he had to go back to the
drawing board.

EXAMPLE 2: The president didn't agree with our new ideas for the company,
so we had to go back to the drawing board.

by Ezinma Fri Nov 06, 2009 6:43 pm

From rags to riches
Someone who starts life very poor and makes a fortune goes from rags to riches. Eg: Jay Gatsby in Fitzerald's the Great Gatsby

Dead meat
This is used as a way of threatening someone: You'll be dead meat if you don't give me your wallet.

by w_ch Sun Feb 21, 2010 10:10 pm

To throw the towel

It means to surrender... It's an expression is taken from a famous game "boxing". When the boxer's coach throws a towel on the boxing ring,it will be considered as a sign of surrendering.

by the youth Mon Feb 22, 2010 5:04 pm

To kick the bucket
Simply to die..to pass away.

by Big brother Sat Feb 27, 2010 5:54 pm

(to) go belly-up - to go bankrupt

EXAMPLE 1: Many people lost their jobs when Enron went belly-up.
EXAMPLE 2: My company lost $3 million last year. We might go belly-up.

by Big brother Sat Feb 27, 2010 6:06 pm

(to) give someone the ax - to fire someone

EXAMPLE 1: Mary used to talk to her friends on the phone all day at work,
until one day her boss finally gave her the ax.
EXAMPLE 2: Poor Paul! He was given the ax two days before Christmas.

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