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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 wet blanket
Meaning: a person who discourages. a person who doesn’t believe in progress;
He, a wet blanket, always said that I was not strong enough to climb mountains.
விளக்கம்: முன்னேறுபவர்களை தடுப்பவர். வெற்றியில் நம்பிக்கையில்லாதவர்;
மலையேறும் அளவுக்கு எனக்கு வலிமை இல்லை என்று அவன் எப்போதும் சொல்லி என்னை பலவீனப்படுத்துகின்றான்.
malaiyaerum alavukku enakku valimai illai endru avan eppoadhum solli ennai palaveenappaduththukhinraan
അർത്ഥം: നിരുത്സാഹപ്പെടുത്തുന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തി. പുരോഗതിയിൽ വിശ്വസിക്കാത്ത ഒരു വ്യക്തി;
എനിക്ക് മല കയറാൻ ശക്തിയില്ല എന്ന് പറഞ്ഞ് അവൻ എപ്പോഴും എന്നെ ദുർബലപ്പെടുത്തുന്നു.
enikku mala kayaraan shakthiyilla ennu paranjnju avan eppoazhum enne dhurbalappeduththunnu
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