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zanaz

zanaz

Algeria

 Hello guy's

      Just tell us an idiom and its meaning:)

03:35 PM Feb 12 2008 |

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vivi bulat

Romania

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have a great week-end.

Vivi

03:37 AM Mar 08 2008 |

Arsenal14

Arsenal14

Sudan

sleep like a log
Definition: sleep very deeply
I was tired and slept like a log.
She went home and slept like a log.
spread like wildfire
Definition: an idea that gets known very quickly
His solution to the problem spread like wildfire.
Her opinions spread like wildfire.
watch someone like a hawk
Definition: keep a very close eye on someone, watch very carefully
Don’t make any mistakes because I’m watching you like a hawk.
She watches her son like a hawk whenever

08:26 AM Mar 08 2008 |

zanaz

zanaz

Algeria

Donkey's years:

                Very long time.

11:30 AM Mar 08 2008 |

sanjuu

sanjuu

India

APPLE OF MY EYE

means my favourite  .for example,my mom is apple of my eye

07:16 AM Mar 09 2008 |

zanaz

zanaz

Algeria

In a fix:

           If you are in a fix, you are in trouble.

 

   PS: I like you idiom sunjuu:-)

07:45 AM Mar 09 2008 |

Ixax

United States

Laughing my head off!

      Means laughing very hard

04:19 AM Mar 15 2008 |

Ixax

United States

It floats my boat.

or

It rings my bell.

 

    Both mean "I like it."

04:24 AM Mar 15 2008 |

mukti

Bangladesh

Cut your coat according to your clothes:-This means you never spend beyond your capacity.

05:25 AM Mar 15 2008 |

Ixax

United States

This is very close, but the term is "about face." The meaning is correct. It is an old military term. A commander would say "ABOUT FACE" and the soldiers had to turn around.

  

 <<Volt-face: if u do a volt-face on something, you make a sudden and complete change in your stance or position over an isuue >>

02:43 PM Mar 15 2008 |

zanaz

zanaz

Algeria

Hard cheese:

  Hard cheese means hard luck (UK).

09:51 PM Apr 09 2008 |