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Idioms 28 
A blessing in disguise
A bun in the oven
A cutting edge
A dime a dozen
A dish fits for the gods
A drop in the bucket
A fate worse than death
A feather in someone’s cap
A fish out of water
A friend in need is a friend indeed
A horse of another colour
A leopard does not change its spots
A live wire
A safe pair of hands
A wet blanket
Adding insult to injury
Apple of someone’s eye
Blood is thicker than water
Cost an arm and a leg
Foot the bill
Go back to the drawing board
If I were in your shoes
Once in a blue moon
Put paid to
Raining cats and dogs
Run from pillar to post
Tip of the iceberg
Walking on thin ice
A bun in the oven
Meaning: being pregnant;
She has a bun in the oven, her husband said.
விளக்கம்: கர்ப்பமாக இருத்தல்;
அவள் கர்ப்பமாக இருக்கின்றாள் என்று அவள் கணவர் சொன்னார்.
aval karppamaakha irukkindraal endru aval kanavar sonnaar
അർത്ഥം: ഗർഭിണിയായിരിക്കുക;
അവൾ ഗർഭിണിയാണെന്ന് അവളുടെ ഭർത്താവ് പറഞ്ഞു.
aval garbhiniyaanennu avalude bharththaavu paranjnju
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