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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
Raining cats and dogs
Meaning: unpleasant heavy rain;
For the last two days, it has been raining cats and dogs.
விளக்கம்: விரும்பத்தகாத கனமழை;
கடந்த இரண்டு நாட்களாக கனமழை பெய்கின்றது.
kadandha irandu naatkalaakha kanamazhai peikhindradhu
അർത്ഥം: അസുഖകരമായ കനത്ത മഴ;
കഴിഞ്ഞ രണ്ട് ദിവസമായി കനത്ത മഴ പെയ്യുന്നു.
kazhinjnja randu dhivasamaayi kanaththa mazha peyyunnu
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