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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
Run from pillar to post
Meaning: forced to move from one place to another repeatedly, usually in a hurried or disorganized way;
Do not make me run from pillar to post for no reason.
விளக்கம்: ஓரிடத்திலிருந்து இன்னொரு இடத்திற்கு மீண்டும் மீண்டும் ஓட வேண்டிய நிலை, அவசரமாக அல்லது ஒழுங்கற்ற முறையில்;
அவசியமின்றி என்னை அங்கும் இங்கும் ஓட வைக்காதே.
avasiyamindri ennai anggum inggum oada vaikkaadhae
അർത്ഥം: ഒരു സ്ഥലത്ത് നിന്ന് മറ്റൊരിടത്തേക്ക്, തിടുക്കത്തിൽ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ക്രമരഹിതമായ രീതിയിൽ ആവർത്തിച്ച് ഓടേണ്ടിവരുന്ന അവസ്ഥ;
ആവശ്യമില്ലാതെ എന്നെ അങ്ങോട്ടും ഇങ്ങോട്ടും ഓടാൻ പ്രേരിപ്പിക്കരുത്.
aavashyamillaathe enne angngoattum ingngoattum oadaan praerippikkaruthu
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