“He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for
the former things have passed away.”—Revelation 21:4
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Q: Teacher: What is the shortest month?
A: Student: May, it only has three letters.
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If
something is easier said than done, it is much more difficult than it
sounds. It is often used when someone advises you to do something
difficult and tries to make it sound easy.
(UK)
If someone, especially a politician, is economical with the truth, they
leave out information in order to create a false picture of a
situation, without actually lying.
If
something ends in smoke, it produces no concrete or positive result.
This expression refers to the boasting by a person, of having put in a
lot of efforts by him, for a particular cause or to attain a result
which is very difficult to be done by any person.
This
expression is used by many to indicate that an exception in some way
confirms a rule. Others say that the exception tests the rule. In its
original legal sense, it meant that a rule could sometimes be inferred
from an exemption or exception.
Someone
who fishes in troubled waters tries to takes advantage of a shaky or
unstable situation. The extremists were fishing in troubled waters
during the political uncertainty in the country.
If
there is something fishy about someone or something, there is something
suspicious; a feeling that there is something wrong, though it isn't
clear what it is.
If
you have or get your foot in the door, you start working in a company
or organisation at a low level, hoping that you will be able to progress
from there.
(UK)
If something's a game of two halves, it means that it's possible for
someone's fortunes or luck to change and the person who's winning could
end up a loser.
If
someone makes a Freudian slip, they accidentally use the wrong word,
but in doing so reveal what they are really thinking rather than what
they think the other person wants to hear.
(UK)
If someone is paid for a period when they are not working, either after
they have given in their notice or when they are being investigated,
they are on gardening leave.
Getting
a sheepskin (or your sheepskin) means getting a degree or diploma.
(Sheepskin refers to the parchment that a degree is printed on-
parchment comes from sheepskin.)
If
someone is prepared to go the extra mile, they will do everything they
can to help or to make something succeed, going beyond their duty what
could be expected of them .
If
someone has a hair of the dog, they have an alcoholic drink as a way of
getting rid of a hangover, the unpleasant effects of having drunk too
much alcohol the night before.
Hand
in hand= work together closely When people in a group, say in an office
or in a project, work together with mutual understanding to achieve the
target, we say they work hand in hand.
If
you have a crack at something, you try to do it. If someone is
attempting to do something and they are unsuccessful, you might say,
"Let me have a crack at it" suggesting that you might be successful at
performing the task. ('Take a crack' is also used.)
Wherever
you are comfortable and at ease with yourself is your home, regardless
where you were born or brought up.('Home is where you lay your head'
and 'Home is where you hang your hat' are also used.)
(UK)
This is a cliched way of telling the driver of a vehicle to start
driving. It is supposed to be an order to a chauffeur (a privately
employed driver). The full phrase is 'Home, James, and don't spare the
horses'.
If
someone says there is honor among thieves, this means that even corrupt
or bad people sometimes have a sense of honor or integrity, or justice,
even if it is skewed. ('Honour among thieves' is the British English
version.)
If
you want to show disbelief or surprise about an action, you can ask a
question using 'how come'. How come he got the job? (You can't believe
that they gave the job to somebody like him)
(USA)
This idiomatic expression is used to express surprise or shock at
something that has happened. It can also be used to boast about
something you have done.
Hue
and cry is an expression that used to mean all the people who joined in
chasing a criminal or villain. Nowadays, if you do something without
hue and cry, you do it discreetly and without drawing attention.