What's your favourite Idiom?

[Veron1]

Originally Posted by Mad-ox

hi,
Unfortunately, it is used very ofen in my country. I mean not the idiom but the practice. (bribery)

Madox

Hi
Yes, unfortunately
The same in Tunisia and in all other countries



I.A

[Mad-ox]

I like this idiom:

between the devil and the deep blue sea=in a situation where you have to chose between two things that are equally bad.


the synonim of this idiom is the following: on the horn of the dilemma


Madox

[Veron1]

Originally Posted by Mad-ox

I like this idiom:

between the devil and the deep blue sea=in a situation where you have to chose between two things that are equally bad.


the synonim of this idiom is the following: on the horn of the dilemma


Madox

Yes
I like it too
It's new to me
Thanks madox very much
I'll write it down

[Mad-ox]

hi,

I have discovered today that "between the devil and the deep blue see" & "on the horns of a dilemma" are sinonimous with another idiom, too: "between a rock an a hard place".

between a rock and a hard place:

Madox

[Veron1]

Hi
Thanks for the synonym

What about this:


head and shoulders above -

far superior to

EXAMPLE 1: The Boston Symphony Orchestra is head and shoulders
above any other orchestra in the area.
EXAMPLE 2: I can't believe you only won second prize in the competition.
You were head and shoulders above the first-prize winner!

I.A

[Mad-ox]

I have learnt this idiom today and I like it very much: "the apple of my eye"

the apple of my eye = a person, usually a child, who somebody loves very much; a very special person


eg. The second child, Mary, was the apple of her eye.


the apple of my eye:

Madox

[Veron1]

Yes ,it's nice
I like it too


What about this:

goody-goody

- self-righteously or smugly good

EXAMPLE

1: Goody-goodies usually sit in the front row and smile at the
teacher during class.

EXAMPLE

2: Samantha is a real goody-goody. She always offers to erase
the blackboard at the end of class.

S

YNONYMS: goody two-shoes; teacher's pet


Big Brother Goody Goody Feeling on Flickr - Photo Sharing!


I.A

[Veron1]

Hi



like pulling teeth

- very difficult

EXAMPLE

1: It's like pulling teeth getting Max to talk about his girlfriend.

EXAMPLE

2: Kyle hates to study. It's like pulling teeth getting him to do

his homework every night.

like pulling teeth - very difficult photo - Google -- Recherche d'images

I.A

[blouen]

Let me join in.

[B}After one´s own heart [/B]

* A person after your own heart thinks the same way as you.

----It also implies that that someone is someone you like because you might have many things in common.

David is a man after God´s own heart.

Veron is after my own heart.

[Dinasafaie]

After (one's ) own heart

to like someone because of common interest
Example:
Bob is a friend after my own heart .we both love English