TEst ur idioms

**keerthi** · 11-03-06, 06:29 AM

5.couchpotato : means addicted to watch TV

**keerthi** · 11-03-06, 06:34 AM

3.bad mouth:Criticise unduly,Malign

**keerthi** · 11-03-06, 06:40 AM

1. Beating around the bush: To strike repeatedly.

2.bull-headed : Foolishly or irrationally stubborn; headstrong

**Tan** · 11-03-06, 06:42 AM

beating around the bushes means not beign very clear what u wanna say like keeping something in secret,avoid giving right answer..

**keerthi** · 11-03-06, 07:04 AM

[img]smileys/smiley18.gif[/img]ok.Thats one of the meaning i found .[img]smileys/smiley1.gif[/img]

**Tan** · 11-03-06, 07:21 AM

we shall try to use these idioms in our day to day life.like in gd topics and chit-cht..
so that we get usde up to these words.
right!!

**keerthi** · 11-03-06, 07:23 AM

Ya sure.Thats the better way to get used to them.

sidhu · 11-03-06, 07:25 AM

1. Beating around the bush= get to the point,Approach indirectly, in a roundabout way, or too cautiously

2.Reading too much in between the line= detect hidden meaning.

3.bad mouth =Disparage or criticize unduly, malign.

4.at the 11th hour=at the last possible moment.

5.couchpotato=someone who spends too much time watching TV..

6.bull-headed=stubborn; inflexible.

**keerthi** · 11-03-06, 07:57 AM

Good going sidhu[img]smileys/smiley32.gif[/img]

I want to give some more now.Can u all answer them

Achilles' heel:

To be in hand:

To go to heart:

Hang over some one:

**Tan** · 11-03-06, 08:21 AM

hang over someone :to go out with someone
this is a wild guess..
i donno the rest.

**Tan** · 11-03-06, 08:22 AM

well done sidhu

sidhu · 11-03-06, 08:46 AM

1. Achilles' heel:A seemingly small but actually crucial weakness

4. Hang over some one:if something bad or unpleasant hanging around some one(mental burden).

2. To be in hand:
3. To go to heart:

Let me know the answers for these.

**keerthi** · 11-03-06, 09:38 AM

[img]smileys/smiley32.gif[/img]

Hang over some one:To overshadow or threaten some one

To be in hand:To be under control

To go to heart:To touch deeply

**Tan** · 11-03-06, 11:37 AM

thank you keerthi..

**faraz** · 12-03-06, 01:16 PM

whats culture vulture?

11-03-06, 06:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
keerthi Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,419 Thanks: 0 Thanked 18 Times in 13 Posts Thanks: 0 Thanked 18 Times in 13 Posts Rep Power: 19	5.couchpotato : means addicted to watch TV __________________ \"Winners don\'t do different things.They do things Differently\"

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keerthi Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,419 Thanks: 0 Thanked 18 Times in 13 Posts Thanks: 0 Thanked 18 Times in 13 Posts Rep Power: 19	3.bad mouth:Criticise unduly,Malign __________________ \"Winners don\'t do different things.They do things Differently\"

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keerthi Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,419 Thanks: 0 Thanked 18 Times in 13 Posts Thanks: 0 Thanked 18 Times in 13 Posts Rep Power: 19	1. Beating around the bush: To strike repeatedly. 2.bull-headed : Foolishly or irrationally stubborn; headstrong __________________ \"Winners don\'t do different things.They do things Differently\"

11-03-06, 07:04 AM	#5 (permalink)
keerthi Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,419 Thanks: 0 Thanked 18 Times in 13 Posts Thanks: 0 Thanked 18 Times in 13 Posts Rep Power: 19	[img]smileys/smiley18.gif[/img]ok.Thats one of the meaning i found .[img]smileys/smiley1.gif[/img] __________________ \"Winners don\'t do different things.They do things Differently\"

11-03-06, 07:23 AM	#7 (permalink)
keerthi Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,419 Thanks: 0 Thanked 18 Times in 13 Posts Thanks: 0 Thanked 18 Times in 13 Posts Rep Power: 19	Ya sure.Thats the better way to get used to them. __________________ \"Winners don\'t do different things.They do things Differently\"

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Tan Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 715 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Rep Power: 11	beating around the bushes means not beign very clear what u wanna say like keeping something in secret,avoid giving right answer..

11-03-06, 07:21 AM	#6 (permalink)
Tan Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 715 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Rep Power: 11	we shall try to use these idioms in our day to day life.like in gd topics and chit-cht.. so that we get usde up to these words. right!!

11-03-06, 07:25 AM	#8 (permalink)
sidhu Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: India Posts: 171 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Times in 1 Posts Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Rep Power: 4	1. Beating around the bush= get to the point,Approach indirectly, in a roundabout way, or too cautiously 2.Reading too much in between the line= detect hidden meaning. 3.bad mouth =Disparage or criticize unduly, malign. 4.at the 11th hour=at the last possible moment. 5.couchpotato=someone who spends too much time watching TV.. 6.bull-headed=stubborn; inflexible. __________________ Be happy & make other\'s feel happy.

11-03-06, 07:57 AM	#9 (permalink)
keerthi Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,419 Thanks: 0 Thanked 18 Times in 13 Posts Thanks: 0 Thanked 18 Times in 13 Posts Rep Power: 19	Good going sidhu[img]smileys/smiley32.gif[/img] I want to give some more now.Can u all answer them Achilles' heel: To be in hand: To go to heart: Hang over some one: __________________ \"Winners don\'t do different things.They do things Differently\"

11-03-06, 08:21 AM	#10 (permalink)
Tan Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 715 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Rep Power: 11	hang over someone :to go out with someone this is a wild guess.. i donno the rest.

11-03-06, 08:22 AM	#11 (permalink)
Tan Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 715 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Rep Power: 11	well done sidhu

11-03-06, 08:46 AM	#12 (permalink)
sidhu Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: India Posts: 171 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Times in 1 Posts Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Rep Power: 4	1. Achilles' heel:A seemingly small but actually crucial weakness 4. Hang over some one:if something bad or unpleasant hanging around some one(mental burden). 2. To be in hand: 3. To go to heart: Let me know the answers for these. __________________ Be happy & make other\'s feel happy.

11-03-06, 09:38 AM	#13 (permalink)
keerthi Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,419 Thanks: 0 Thanked 18 Times in 13 Posts Thanks: 0 Thanked 18 Times in 13 Posts Rep Power: 19	[img]smileys/smiley32.gif[/img] Hang over some one:To overshadow or threaten some one To be in hand:To be under control To go to heart:To touch deeply __________________ \"Winners don\'t do different things.They do things Differently\"

11-03-06, 11:37 AM	#14 (permalink)
Tan Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 715 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Rep Power: 11	thank you keerthi..

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faraz Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: India Posts: 622 Thanks: 10 Thanked 28 Times in 26 Posts Thanks: 10 Thanked 28 Times in 26 Posts Rep Power: 12	whats culture vulture? __________________ Refreshingly correct

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