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Permalink Reply by hekmatullah on December 24, 2012 at 13:02

My Simple example: The first time that i visited the EC, I realized that the majority of this site is known people then i tried to put down roots.

Your Idiom: no spring chicken:
Meaning: To say that someone is no spring chicken means that they are quite old or well past their youth.

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Permalink Reply by Scarlett on December 25, 2012 at 5:48

@ Hekmat, Nice idiom!

My sentence : Let's face it! You are no spring chicken yourself.

Your idiom : Fit as a fiddle

Meaning : to talk about someone who is in very good health

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Permalink Reply by Marik on December 25, 2012 at 6:47

My sentence: I feel myself as fit as a fiddle after a vacation in mountains.

Your idiom: a millstone around one's neck.

Meaning: a problem or responsibillity that you have all the time which prevents you from doing what you want.

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Permalink Reply by hekmatullah on December 25, 2012 at 10:01

My Simple example: After getting married I feel a millstone around my neck. heheh....(kidding)

Your Idiom:Need teaches a plan.
Meaning:Necessity will make you find a solution.

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Permalink Reply by 0ez1i06kbq78r on December 28, 2012 at 2:37

Hi Everyone,,
Nice Topic, I like it and I am learning :)

My Example: Don't worry about it, need teaches a plan.

Your Idiom: Work your tail off.
Meaning: Trying your best to make it work. Working as hard as you can.

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Permalink Reply by Marik on December 28, 2012 at 6:22

My sentence: He want to buy an expensive car but he don't have enough money yet so he should work his tail off.

Here is an idiom with similar meaning to previous one: work one's fingers to the bone.

Meaning: to work very hard.

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Permalink Reply by Asma on December 28, 2012 at 12:52

My sentence: She worked her tail off to get done on time.

Idiom: Cat iron stomach.

Meaning: Some one who has no problems,complications or ill effects with eating or drinking anything.

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Permalink Reply by Neal on January 3, 2013 at 15:52

Dear Asma, you less a word. XD

Cast iron stomach ← is cast, not cat XD

My sentence:I can eat sweet dessert, salty food,ice cream and corn chowder in the same time.And I won't feel uncomfortable with my stomach,because I have cast iron stomach.

Idiom: Pie in the sky

Meaning:If an idea or scheme is pie in the sky, it is utterly impractical.

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SpamBusterPermalink Reply by nida on December 28, 2012 at 10:08

Dear Scarlett,

Is it possible for you to add a list, of all the idioms already discussed, in your discussion above so that we don't repeat them? Or is it ok to come up with any idiom on random, even if it had already been discussed here?

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Permalink Reply by Asma on December 28, 2012 at 12:47

Nidaaaaaaaa,

Welcome dear, just come with an idiom we won't mind it if it had been already discussed  :)

@ Dear Scarlett, Marik and I will response during your absence :P

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Permalink Reply by Marik on December 28, 2012 at 12:06

Dear nida, if you give an idiom that already was given we just will have one more opportunity to review that idiom, won't we? :) So, I think it's OK, we're waiting for your sentence and idiom :)

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Permalink Reply by 2ne8jbhug71gv on January 19, 2013 at 19:17

My example for previous idiom: My Manager usually set plans like pie in the sky, we can't carry out them.

My idiom: A penny for your thoughts.

Meaning: I would like to know what you are thinking about.  

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