Idiom is a phrase which gives an entirely different meaning from common meaning of that group of words if decoded separately and some of them look really funny. Why can't we study a few and increase our knowledge???
For example, if we use the phrase 'kicked the bucket', it means 'died' which is entirely different from the word meanings kick and bucket :cheer: . Why can't you quote some common ones???
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Laugh' is in good sense. This just means that there is some thing funny.
But 'last laugh' means that that there is some winner who laughs while others, being losers,weep.
But if we decode it with direct meaning, it means...last laugh of a person :woohoo: :woohoo: (In our language we do say so)
I have chanced upon an interesting one - hoist with one's own petard!! Find out its meaning!!
I think, I should have started it like a game. By this way, members would have find its meaning. No problem. We can do it now onwards :woohoo:
"Injured by the device that you intended to use to injure others." searched from google. Shakespeare has used it in Hamlet.
We say, falling into a well which we have dig for another one.
I have chanced upon an interesting one - hoist with one's own petard!! Find out its meaning!!
I think, I should have started it like a game. By this way, members would have find its meaning. No problem. We can do it now onwards :woohoo:
"Injured by the device that you intended to use to injure others." searched from google. Shakespeare has used it in Hamlet.
We say, falling into a well which we have dig for another one.
Be a victim of one's own devious game!!!
I have chanced upon an interesting one - hoist with one's own petard!! Find out its meaning!!
I think, I should have started it like a game. By this way, members would have find its meaning. No problem. We can do it now onwards :woohoo:
"Injured by the device that you intended to use to injure others." searched from google. Shakespeare has used it in Hamlet.
We say, falling into a well which we have dig for another one.
Be a victim of one's own devious game!!!
Of course!!!
What a phrase....how can we bi-heart it :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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Sandhya Rani
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