أنفـــــال
11-07-2006, 01:44 PM
"give somebody a wet shirt"
Meaning: "to make somebody work very hard
"make the dust fly"
Meaning: "to work with fervor"
The best laugh is the last one"
Meaning: "Today you laugh, tomorrow I will.
Look for long-term advantage!"
have green fingers / have a green thumb"
Meaning: "to be good at gardening
have manners of a water buffalo"
Meaning:"to have no manners at all"
"cut and dried"
Meaning:"very old and boring (about a story)"
put the saddle on the wrong horse"
Meaning: "to address one's complaints to a wrong person"
"send a fool to France and a fool will return again"
Meaning: "he is so stupid that nothing can help him"
throw somebody to the wolves"
Meaning: "to sacrifice somebody without mercy (e.g. a scapegoat politician)"
"keep the ball rolling"
Meaning: "to make efforts to continue a conversation"
when drink is in, wit is out"
Meaning: "alcohol affects intelligence"
"lose one's tongue"
Meaning: "to be unable to speak because of one's shyness"
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Meaning: "to make somebody work very hard
"make the dust fly"
Meaning: "to work with fervor"
The best laugh is the last one"
Meaning: "Today you laugh, tomorrow I will.
Look for long-term advantage!"
have green fingers / have a green thumb"
Meaning: "to be good at gardening
have manners of a water buffalo"
Meaning:"to have no manners at all"
"cut and dried"
Meaning:"very old and boring (about a story)"
put the saddle on the wrong horse"
Meaning: "to address one's complaints to a wrong person"
"send a fool to France and a fool will return again"
Meaning: "he is so stupid that nothing can help him"
throw somebody to the wolves"
Meaning: "to sacrifice somebody without mercy (e.g. a scapegoat politician)"
"keep the ball rolling"
Meaning: "to make efforts to continue a conversation"
when drink is in, wit is out"
Meaning: "alcohol affects intelligence"
"lose one's tongue"
Meaning: "to be unable to speak because of one's shyness"
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