Christopher has problems understanding IDIOMS, PROVERBS, METAPHORS or QUOTES. They are nonsense phrases to him. He also cannot understand colloquial language.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN SOME OF THESE PHRASES?
1. either by giving an example in a context or
2. with an explanation
EXAMPLE:
YOU'VE BEEN TAKEN FOR A RIDE!
1. A: Look at these silver spoons I bought for only 30€ .
B: I'm afraid you've been taken for a ride. They are made of steel, not silver.
2. You paid too much.
NOW IT'S YOUR TURN!
TIP OF THE ICEBERG.
KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE.
MAKE HAY WHILE THE SUN SHINES.
DON'T COUNT YOUR CHICKENS BEFORE THEY HATCH.
IT'S BETTER TO ARRIVE LATE IN THIS WORLD THAN EARLY IN THE NEXT.
PULL STRINGS.
MAKE A MOUNTAIN OUT OF A MOLEHILL.
PLAY SECOND FIDDLE.
PULL THE WOOL OVER YOUR EYES.
SETTLE OLD SCORE.
BUTTER SOMEONE UP.
BURN THE MIDNIGHT OIL.
BITE YOUR TONGUE.
YOU CAN LEAD A HORSE TO WATER BUT YOU CAN'T MAKE HIM DRINK.
WET BLANKET.
RED-CARPET TREATMENT.
OPEN A CAN OF WORMS.
GO BANANAS.
RAINING CATS AND DOGS.
HIT THE HAY.
HIT THE ROAD.
HIT THE BOOKS.
HAVE YOUR CAKE AND EAT IT.
FULL OF HOT AIR....
If you know an interesting IDIOM, PHRASE, SAYING, EXPRESSION,
SHARE IT WITH US! (in your comment)
WE WILL TRY TO EXPLAIN IT!
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IDIOMS:
Mad as a hatter
My better half
Knock on wood
Know which way the wind windows
Get off on the wrong foot
To beat around the bush
To bring the house down
Drive someone up the wall
Eat one's words
Feel like fish out of the water
Get over something
Give someone a hand
Hit the nail on the head
Be in a pickle
Keep one's bed
Be over the hill
Pull someone's leg
Read between the lines
Take to smth like a duck to water
When pigs fly
PROVERBS:
The early bird catches a worm
Opposites attract
You can lead the horse to water, but you can't make it drink
Home is where the heart is
A picture is worth a thousdand words
That is all for now.... =)
You really didn't "beat around the bush" NIKO. Well done!! Try to explain one or two in a context.
You can't judge a book by its cover - judge someone or something only by apperance
Go nuts - to be excited
Grab a bite - get and eat food quickly
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence -situations always look better, even they are not really so.
You "are really on the ball" when it comes to idioms - YOU KNOW A LOT.
1.HIT THE BOOKS - to study.
I can't go out tonight. I've got to hit the books.
2.TIP OF THE ICEBERG - a small part of a problem which is really much larger than it seems.
What you saw last night was just the tip of the iceberg.
3.PULL STRINGS - to use your influence over important people in order to get something or to help someone.
I may be able to pull a few strings for you if you need the document urgently.
I am very pleased the comments keep coming. And they are all very interesting and correct. Uroš do you like doing your homework like that? Why don't you try to comment the interview as well?
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
- An eye for an eye.
- Can the leopard change his spots?
- When in Rome, do as the romans do.
- Don’t look a gift in the horse mouth.
- All that glitters is not gold.
- The pen is mightier than the sword!
- Blood is thicker than water.
- A cat has nine lives.
- A clear conscience is a soft pillow.
- A close friend can become a close enemy.
- A friend's eye is a good mirror.
- A friend in need is a friend indeed
- A bad penny always turns up.
- A man is known by the company he keeps.
- Actions speak louder than words.
- All good things must come to an end.
- Justice delayed is justice denied.
- Keep your mouth shut and your ears open.
- Laughter is the best medicine.
- Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.
- Like father, like son.
- One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.
- One of these day is none of these days.
- Only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches
- Opportunity seldom knocks twice.
- Poor men seek meat for their stomach, rich men stomach for their meat.
- Practice makes perfect.
- Prevention is better than cure.
- The early bird catches the worm.
- The first step is the hardest.
- The last straw breaks the camel's back.
- The older the fiddler, the sweeter the tune.
- There's a black sheep in every flock.
- There's no fool like an old fool.
- There's no place like home.
and some famous sayings:
- A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.( Sir Winston Churchill)
- Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else. (Will Rogers)
- I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use.
( Galileo Galilei )
- You can go far with your smile, but you can go even further with your smile and your gun! (Al Capone)
LP MAŠA
" The first step is the hardest!" How true, but you did it and it wasn't a small one. Really nice you VICIOUS (I like your nickname.)
It is nice to "blog" with you . Sweet dreams!
born with a silver spoon in one`s mouth
- born to wealth and comfort, born rich
- The student in our history class was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and has never worked in his life.
live in an ivory tower
- not be aware of the realities of everyday life
-The university professors lived in an ivory tower and had no idea what was going on around them.
all that glitters is not gold
- many things that look attractive and valuable actually have no value at all
-The man learned that not all that glitters is gold when he invested much money in the stock market and lost much of it.
Have a nice day.....neža
I am glad to see your interest in idioms, proverbs... maybe we will find time and discuss some of them in our lessons. You all seem to like them. We have a nice collection already. Have a nice day...... you too, Neža.
-> KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE
When you kil two birds with one stone, you resolve two difficulties or matters with a single action
-> OPEN A CAN OF WORMS
If you do that you cause a lot of problems
-> HIT THE BOOKS
Means you have to study:
I can't go out tonight. I've got to hit the books.
-> GO BANANAS
Means: to become very angry(informal) and also to become very emotional
-> MAKE A MOUNTAIN OUT OF A MOLEHILL
To make a slight difficulty seem like a serious problem
That is all for now:)
I found you here too! GREAT! Which is your favourite? And maybe true about our school or your teachers?
Have a nice day!
My favourite is home sweet home because it is so true and home is a place where i can find shelter, love, nice people. And the charming thing about home is not the house, the flat but the thing is that home is where your heart is and your heart is with people that you love!
I don't know many idioms about school but if i think really hard i can only think about this one:
CUT CLASS->not go to class:
I decided to cut class in order to drink coffee.
To cut class is something that reminds me of 4.egc. We are so lazy when we are at school and we cut classes very often and that makes our class teacher upset:) But she loves us anyway :P :)
IDIOMS:
Kick the bucket
- to die
See a man about a dog
- to leave for some unmentioned purpose (often to go to the restroom)
See eye to eye (with someone)
- to agree with someone
See one`s way clear to (do something)
- to feel able to do something
Shoot from the hip
- to speak directly and frankly, to fire a gun that is at one's side
Dead as a doornail
- to be very dead
Dead end
- the end of a road, an impasse
PROVERB:
Once bitten, twice shy
All is fair in love and war
The longest way around is the shortest way home
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
As you sow, so shall you reap.
Might is right.
Time flies.
As soon as man is born he begins to die.
Necesity is the mother of invention => This one is interesting, because first u need needs then u can think in way how to pleasure those needs and voila u get people trying to invent something to pleasure those needs as much as possible :)
Oh yes, and to quote maša˙s famouse sayings I would emphasize Ghandi, the India`s father of the nation :
"When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall — think of it, always."
"What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty and democracy?"
"An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind."
"There are many causes that I am prepared to die for but no causes that I am prepared to kill for."
Luka,"finally" you joined us. I think your comments will be very interesting and fun to read!See you!
Luka i am also happy that u joined us... i think that it will be verry interesting to read your comments:)
Tip of the iceberg-Just a small part of a larger problem
Kill two birds with one stone-Do two things at once
Make hay while the sun shines-Do not waste time
Don't count your chickens before they hatch-Do not make decisions without all the facts or do not spend money before you earn it
Its better to arrive late in this world than early in the next-Slow down, speed can kill
Pull strings-Use your connections to get what you want
Make a mountain out of a molehill-Make a big problem out of a small problem
Play second fiddle-Be second best
Pull the wool over your eyes-Fool someone
Settle old score-Get revenge
Butter someone up-Compliment someone or give affection to get your way
Burn the midnight oil-Stay up late-usually to study or do work
Bite your tongue-Do not say what you are thinking
You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink-No matter how much you try you can not get someone to do something if they do not want to try
Wet blanket-A boring person
Red carpet treatment-Special treatment
Open a can of worms-Say or do something that will start trouble
Go bananas-Go crazy
Raining cats and dogs-Raining very hard
Hit the hay-Go to bed
Hit the road-Get going
Hit the books-Start studying
Have your cake and eat it-Have it all
Full of hot air-Talks alot but says nothing
Well done, Kajči!!
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