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zanaz

zanaz

Algeria

 Hello guy's

      Just tell us an idiom and its meaning:)

03:35 PM Feb 12 2008 |

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taoufiknet

taoufiknet

Morocco

beating a dead horse:(USA) If someone is trying to convince people to do or feel something without any hope of succeeding, they're beating a dead horse. This is used when someone is trying to raise interest in an issue that no-one supports anymore; beating a dead horse will not make it do any more work.

12:38 PM Apr 21 2008 |

ancyk37

ancyk37

Poland

to keep sb's chin up- to be happy despite bad things

 

to be in high spirit- to be lively enjoing things

 

to be as happy as the day is long- to be extremely content

 

to look down in the dumps- to look depressed

04:55 PM Apr 21 2008 |

ancyk37

ancyk37

Poland

to be in a tight corner- to be in situation that is hard to get out of

 

to be in the muddle- to be confused

 

to get a grasp- to find out, to understand

 

to get sb's act together- to organise ourselves to respond 

04:59 PM Apr 21 2008 |

ancyk37

ancyk37

Poland

to keep sb's cards close to sb's chest- to hold back information

 

to stir things up- to do things that make the situation worse

 

to pour oil on troubled waters- to do things that calm the situation down

 

to be an odd-ball- to be peculiar 

05:04 PM Apr 21 2008 |

zanaz

zanaz

Algeria

Running on empty:

     If you are exhausted but keep going, you are running on empty.

06:46 PM Apr 21 2008 |

Martin GM

Martin GM

Argentina

"to have all kinds of…"

this means "to have a lot of",  "to have plenty of"

for example: "we have all kinds of time"

02:11 AM Apr 23 2008 |

Martin GM

Martin GM

Argentina

"to jar one´s nerves"

if something jars your nerves, it means that it makes you nervous or makes you angry.

02:15 AM Apr 23 2008 |

self confidence

Oman

he is asking for trouble…..

it means when someone is doing a lot of problems he is asking for troubles

07:28 AM Apr 23 2008 |

nichol147

nichol147

Malaysia

like father like son.

if your father is handsome,so sure you is hensome too.something like that.

06:58 AM Apr 24 2008 |

etery

etery

Finland

There's something fishy about this.                                 

It means a situation is strange or suspicious.

A big fish in a small pond—Someone who is important or powerful but only in a small organization.

09:06 AM Apr 25 2008 |