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A: Maybe we should consider Ron for the job.
B: I don't know. He's no spring chicken.
C: Don't worry; our spirit is timeless. ( Madox) ;-)


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A flea in your ear...

In the original sense, the term was used to describe the practice of provoking desire in someone else.

The Dutch used this phrase in the sense of being restless or edgy, presumably because one would be understandably twitchy about a flea in the ear canal.
Over time, the term came to be used in reference to planting suspicions or ideas in someone's mind which could not be ignored.



from wisegeek.com


This last (planting suspicions) is the meaning I am familiar with.


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sitting ducks
sitting duck: Definition from Answers.com
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Example:
On Dec. 7, 1941, the American battleships were sitting ducks for the Japanese bombers.
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hangdog=sad, dejected

After his girlfriend dumped him, he moped around with a hangdog expression for weeks.

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Helloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo


let the dog see the rabbit
= Get out of the way, I can't see what I am looking at! If you need to do something and people are in your way you say "let the dog see the rabbit": let me see what I'm meant to be doing.




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Bye bye for now :-D:up:
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Hello again :-D

Here is a new one:

KNEE-HIGH TO A GRASSHOPPER= very young and small

eg.

I haven't seen you since you were a knee-high to a grasshopper!

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I hope you like this idiom,
Until the next time,
Good Bye,
Bye Bye,
ta-ta,
so long,
cheerio,
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hellooooooooooooooooo, :hi:

to have a birdbrain
= to have a small brain like the bird; in other words not being intelligent; to be stupid.


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e.g.
He could not solve the most simple maths exercises. He has a birdbrain.

here is a comparison between the human and bird brain:
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Until the next time
I wish you all the best; :multi::multi:
and
bye bye :cheers:
ta-ta
 

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hellooooooooooooooooo, :hi:

to have a birdbrain= to have a small brain like the bird; in other words not being intelligent; to be stupid.
I'm more used to:
You are a birdbrain.

or

He is a birdbrain.

It's an insult, of course, because a birdbrain is a dummy.
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:hi:

to be piggy in the middle=to be a person who is caught between two people or groups who are fighting or arguing


e.g.

Her parents quarrelled a lot, and unfortunately she was always piggy in the middle.



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have a nice day
and
don't be a piggy in the middle,
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:hi:

can't teach an old dog new tricks= it is difficult for older people to learn new skills



e.g.

A: I tried so hard to teach Grandma how to use the computer but she just didn't get it.

B: I guess you can't teach an old dog new tricks.


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I hope you enjoyed this idiom, too;
until the next time;
I wish you all the best;
bye bye; :hi:
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hi,



live like a pig in a clover= Food is food to a pig. Therefore, sweet tasty clover wouldn't be considered special and worth saving. A pig would waste it, and that's why a person who wastes riches is like a pig in clover. "Tommy has a fine job with a big salary but he's like a pig in clover the way he spends his money foolishly," Derek exclaimed. [
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eg

Ever since he won the lottery he has been living like a pig in clover on a Greek island.


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This is really very useful information.Thanks for the information.
 

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bird of ill omen= omen, presentiment

eg.

They wanted to stop the whole trip because he said that the appearance of Mr Dracula was a bird of ill omen.

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:-D,

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smell a rat= to be suspicious, to feel that something is wrong



e.g.

I smell a rat. There is something wrong with the offer of a free credit card.




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fraidy cat= someone(usually a child) who is easily frightened to do something; a person who is not brave.

e.g.

"Fraidy cat, fraidy cat!" the boys shouted. "Thomas is afraid to jump!"


or

The little boy called his friend a fraidy-cat because he wouldn’t climb the tree.


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I hope you are not a fraidy cat! ;-)
 
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Horses for courses:

Different situations require different ways of handling them, or different people, etc.
Dear Tdol,

Is the following sentence OK?

Let's put horses for courses as your outdated style of selling won't work on all occasions.

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In the US, a "dark horse" is political slang for a candidate with no background in politics who has a good chance of winning the election.

To continue the game, here's one my dad taught me:

"My dogs are barking."

meaning: My feet are killing me.

Dear Mykwyner,

Is the following sentence OK?

"I can't move anymore as my dogs are barking."

ju
 

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hellooooooooooooooooooooo,

Here is an interesting image about animal idioms. Enjoy it:


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bye byeeeeeeeeeeeeeee,
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Hellooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, :-D

Sitting in a catbird seat= being in an advantageous position; If you are sitting in the “Catbird Seat” you are sitting pretty, or in a favored position. You have the upper hand, an advantage.


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bye bye for now, :-D

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