TEst ur idioms

[Rena]

Hi sharma,


Thanks

[faraz]

Flog the dead horse:


cut the chinese melon:


cooked up:


#### and bull tale:


wild goose chase:

[Tan]

#### and bull tale means telling some stories to cover up the mistake.
cooked up:completely screwed up with work..

hey u didnt tell what is culture vulture..
i was waiting for that answer

[Rena]

cooked up:

- invented something, planned or plotted something.

####-and-bull tale:


- a story that is not true

wild goose chase:

- absurd or hopeless search

flog a dead horse:

- continue fighting a battle that has been won, continue to argue a point that has been settled


cut the chinese lemon:


If somebody or something doesn't cut the lemon, they fail or it fails to reach the required standardEdited by: Rena

[keerthi]

go with the flow: Move along with the prevailing forces



grab a bite: Utilising the chance



hit the books: To study with concentration



jump to conclusion: coming to quick conclusion



keep an eye on: Observe
Edited by: keerthi

[Rena]

Hi faraz,


I too want to know "culture vulture".I have never come across this.Pls reply asap.Then my head will break.[img]smileys/smiley36.gif[/img]

[keerthi]

Flog the dead horse: Discuss about the task which is finished


cut the chinese melon:[/b]


cooked up: To fabricate


#### and bull tale:Sillyexcuses
wild goose chase[/b]:making useless trials for impossible things

[Spoorthi]

culture vulture:

An individual with a consuming or excessive
interest in the arts. For example, A relentless culture vulture,
she dragged her children to every museum in town. This slangy term
may have been originated by Ogden Nash, who wrote: "There is a vulture
Who circles above The carcass of culture"



Definition:a person who is extremely interested in and enthusiastic about the arts; a person who attends cultural
events

[faraz]

Thanks Spoorthi i was waiting for that!!right answer!

[faraz]

hit the deck:


keep the cards close to your chest:


making me nuts:


catch the bull by its horns:


Have your fingers crossed:

[Spoorthi]

thanks faraz[img]smileys/smiley1.gif[/img]



hit the deck:

fall or drop suddenly, usually to evade some danger; "The soldiers hit the dirt when they heard gunfire"

For example, As the planes
approached, we hit the deck

1. To get out of bed.
2. To fall or drop to a prone position.
3. To prepare for action.

[Tan]

hit the deck:


keep the cards close to your chest:


making me nuts:making me mad.



catch the bull by its horns:


Have your fingers crossed:hoping a good news or good result.

[Tan]

keep an eye on:

keep one's chin up:
lend me someone a hand:
make a mountain out of molehill:
make up ones mind:

[Rena]

HI,


keep an eye on: check something regularly.


keep one's chin up: remain brave and confident in a difficult situation;


lend someone a hand: help someone.


make a mountain out of a molehill: make something seem much more important than it really is


make up one's mind: decide what to do.

[Spoorthi]

keep an eye on:

1. To watch over attentively; mind.
2. To watch closely or carefully: keep your eye on the ball.

keep one's chin up: To be stalwart, courageous, or optimistic in the face of difficulty.



make a mountain out of a molehill: To exaggerate a minor problem.

Exaggerate trifling
difficulties, as in If you forgot you racket you can borrow onedon't
make a mountain out of a molehill. This expression, alluding to
the barely raised tunnels created by moles



make up one's mind: To decide between alternatives; come to a
definite decision or opinion.

Decide between alternatives, come to a
decision, as in I had trouble making up my mind about which coat I
liked best.

reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"