useful idioms 2

موضوع: useful idioms 2 الأربعاء فبراير 20, 2008 2:45 am

Able to breath easily again

Able to relax after busy stressful time

After the criminal is caught ; we will be able to breath easily again

See ( somebody ) off

to say farewell or good-bye to some one

I will see Ahmad off tomorrow

Put (one's) hand to the plow

To begin doing a very important task
Or : to exert a great effort

If only John can put his hand to the plow , he can do an excellent job

Apart and a parcel

A part that can not be dispensed

Tourism is a part and a parcel of our national income

Wheel and deal

To take part cleverly in some matter but dishonest dealing specially in business

He likes to wheel and deal in the money markets

When at Rome, do as Romans do

A person should behave as the local residents do

When the cat is away , the mice play

People will get into a mischief when they are not watched
What a naughty student . When the teacher is away , he keeps teasing me . Really , When the cat is away , the mice play

When the hell freezes

To express some thing that is impossible to happen

No , you won't take it from me . You can only when the hell freezes

When the time is ripe

When we come to the exact time

In October war 1973 Egyptians attacked when the time was ripe .

White elephant

Some thing that is not useful or useless

This is nothing , it is just a white elephant

موضوع: رد: useful idioms 2 الأربعاء فبراير 20, 2008 5:16 am

الله يجازيك خير يا اسلام فكرتنا بأيام الكلية----------------------ألف ألف شكر

موضوع: رد: useful idioms 2 الأربعاء فبراير 20, 2008 5:17 am

It is a very nice work Goooooooooooooooooo on

موضوع: رد: useful idioms 2 الثلاثاء أغسطس 25, 2009 11:02 am

thank U 4 Ur efforts

موضوع: رد: useful idioms 2 الخميس يونيو 09, 2011 10:07 pm

ما شاء الله
ما بيخلي المنتدي من المبدعين

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