Idioms
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A picture tells a thousand words |
Means
that a picture can tell a story more than a thousand words
of descriptive text can, taken from a Chinese proverb |
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| A
doubting Thomas |
Basically
means someone who has to have proof of something. Taken
from the Bible when the Disciple Thomas didn't believe
theJjesus had risen from the dead and wanted proof. |
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| A
bird in the hand is worth two in the bush |
Meaning
it is better to be certain of having something you have than
to risk that something in the hope that there is something
extra elsewhere |
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| A
Leopard can't change its spots |
A
persons attitude, outlook or actions will always be the same,
just as you can't change the design of the spots on a Leopard |
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| Apple
of my (his, her) eye |
Meaning
someone's favorite Son or Daughter |
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| A
fool and his money are easily parted |
This
means that a fool will spend his money quickly usually without
much thought or care |
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| A
little knowledge is a dangerous thing |
Some
people who have very little knowledge of something, think
they are better at it than they are, and things then usually
go wrong. ie they think they can do plumbing, but can't,
the result being an unwanted leak. |
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| A
penny for your thoughts |
This
is used to asked what someone is thinking |
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| A
still tongue keeps a wise head |
Means
its better to keep quite about something, perhaps not to gossip |
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| As
much use as a chocolate fire guard |
Meaning
that the object is of no practical good for it is intended
use, ie you couldn't use a fireguard made from chocolate because
it would melt, therefore it would be useless. |
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Above
board
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Is
used to describe something that is proper or legal |
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| Add
fuel to the fire |
Means
making a situation worse by your actions or speech |
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| Achilles
heal |
Someone's
or something's weak spot ie if you can be tempted to do something
for a piece of chocolate because you love chocolate,
then the chocolate is your Achilles heal |
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| Add
insult to injury |
When
you add insult to injury, you make a bad situation worse |
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| Against
the grain |
Means
you do something you don't want to do, but do it because you
have no choice |
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