Re: idioms Ø A ROLLING STONE GATHER NO MOSS: a go getter type person can get successfulthan a person who is not doing anything. Ø BARKING DOGS SELDOM BITE: a person who talk tough, but really Is not. Ø ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROME: there can be many different ways to do something in different. Ø ALL SKIN AND BONE: if a person is under weight (very lean and thin) Ø ALL YOUR EGGS IN ONE BASKET: you risk everything at once instead of spread the risk. Ø ANTS IN HIS PANTS : a person who cannot keep quite as he is agitated and excited about something. Ø ANY TOM, DICK OR HARRY: the one who follows the same procedure, which was invented by others. Ø BAD EGG: a person who cannot be trusted. Ø BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH: if some one does not say clearly what they mean and try to make it hard to understand, they are beating around the bush. Ø BEATING A DEAD HORSE: trying to convince the person who does not have hope of succeeding. |