strange idioms _oh God!

[yehiamomtaz2004]

hi, who'll help me ?!!!!!!!!!
i 'd like to know pleasssssssssse the meaning of idioms

just 've alook

1- to pay an arm and leg .
2- bat out of help.
3- flowing a dead horse
. 4- burning the mid night oil
. 5 - foal on once sort .
6 - in for a penny for about
. 7 - take a flayer killing two birds with one steel .
8- nod off .
9- on the nose out of touch .
10- over the moon
. 11- six feet under the weather .
12- boring cats and dogs .
13- in for a piny in for about .
14- out of fraing pan and into the fire .
15- coat between the devil and the deep blue sea .
16- don't count your chickens before they are hatching .
17- don't cross your bridges before you get to them .
18- all that letters or litters is not cold .
19- all his fen in lough and war .
20- a friend in need is a friend of deed .
21- after a storm come's a calm all roads lead to roam .
22- a man home is his castle .


and what's the opposite of :-

1- you are never too old to learn .
2- action speak louder than words .
3- the bigger the better .
4- dout is the beging of wisdom .
5- never judge a book by it's cover .
6- opposite attracts all good things come to those who wait .
7- aman's rich should exceed his grasp .

[Tdol]

You have got some of these wrong:
1- to pay an arm and leg .= it's very expensive
2- bat out of help.- bat out of hell
3- flowing a dead horse- flogging a dead horse- wasting time in something that won't work
. 4- burning the midnight oil - working late
. 5 - foal on once sort . ???
6 - in for a penny for a pund- if you're going to take a chance, then go the whole way
. 7 - take a flayer killing two birds with one steel .- kill two birds with one stone- solve two problems with a single measure
8- nod off . - fall asleep
9- out of touch .- not know what is happening
10- over the moon - very happy
. 11- six feet under the weather . depressed
12- raining cats and dogs . raining heavily

14- out of frying pan and into the fire .- out of one danger into a worse one
15- caught between the devil and the deep blue sea . - stuck with problems whatever you decide
16- don't count your chickens before they are hatched . don't depend on some future result
17- don't cross your bridges before you get to them .
18- all that glitters gold .something may look good, ut really be bad
19- all is fair in love and war . in certain circumstances, people don't play by the rules
20- a friend in need is a friend indeed . difficult circumstances test friendship
21- after a storm come's a calm - things calm down after a bad period
all roads lead to Rome- no matter which route you choose, the destination if the same .
22- a man home is his castle . - a person should be allowed to control their own private lives

You can find idioms here: http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/

[yehiamomtaz2004]

Thx too much man _ u r really helpful

[asesh]

tdol answered 22 idioms duly corrected.
Also asked:
what's the opposite of :-

1- you are never too old to learn .
2- action speaks louder than words .
3- the bigger the better .
4- doubt is the begining of wisdom .
5- never judge a book by it's cover .
6- opposite attracts all good things come to those who wait .
7- aman's rich should exceed his grasp .

I am trying to give, subject to correction by tdol:
1. you are too young to forget.
2. Empty vessel sounds much.
3. small is not necessarily insignificant.
4. Charity begins at home.
5. A true reader re-reads the book.
6. Patience is the key to success.
7. Grapes are sour.

Again can tdol please correct these.
Regards
Asesh

[hobbes]

Asesh - are you "extracting the urine" or what?

[asesh]

Oh God! hobbes
It is either 'extracting the juice' or 'secreting the urine'.
U R -ine.
Asesh

[hobbes]

Ah. As I suspected. .......

May I suggest you check the SLANG section and carefully read through it for the less 'politically correct' version of "extracting the urine", and maybe you'll see what I meant in jest!!

To answer / quote you: "2. Empty vessel sounds much." A favourite of school teachers everywhere!

Corrected to: "An empty vessel (pot / jar) makes the most noise"

Banging an empty vessel makes a lot more noise, compared to a full one.

ie. The less knowlegde you have in your 'vessel' (HEAD. If empty headed - a person who has 'nothing between their ears', or with no knowledge) the more noise (useless speech) comes out of your mouth.

Now am I 'extracting the urine'.....or not? ..or should that be 'Taking....the.....