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Saturday, January 05, 2019

Idioms And Phrases

1.White elephant - Very expensive but of no use.

2.Shoulder to Shoulder - Very fast friend or relative in difficult time.

3.Play Ducks and Drakes - To Waste money onworthless articles.

4.Mother Wit - Common sense.

5.Long in the Tooth - Old people (or horses).

6.In Like Flynn - To be easily successful, especially when sexual or romantic.

7.High on the Hog - Living in Luxury.

8.Give Him The Slip - To get away from. To escape.

9.Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining – Be optimistic, even difficult times will lead to better days.

10.Dry Run - Rehearsal.

11.Buy A Lemon - To purchase a vehicle that constantly gives problems or stops running after you drive it.

12.Back Seat Driver - People who criticize from the sidelines, much like someone giving unwanted advice from the back seat of a vehicle to the driver.

13.A Doubting Thomas - A skeptic who needs physical or personal evidence in order to believe something.

14.A Dime A Dozen - Anything that is common and easy to get.

15.Charley Horse - Stiffness in the leg / A leg cramp.

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