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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
Apple of someone’s eye
Meaning: a person who is loved deeply;
The girl is so pretty and friendly. She is the apple of my eye.
விளக்கம்: ஆழமாக நேசிக்கப்படும் ஒருவர்;
அந்த பெண் மிகவும் அழகாகவும் நட்பாகவும் இருக்கின்றாள். அவள் என் கண்ணின் மணி போன்றவள்.
andha pen mikhavum azhakhaakhavum natpaakhavum irukkindraal aval en kannin mani poandraval
അർത്ഥം: അഗാധമായി സ്നേഹിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തി;
ആ സ്ത്രീ വളരെ സുന്ദരിയും സൗഹൃദവുമാണ്. അവൾ എന്റെ കണ്ണിലെ കൃഷ്ണമണിയാണ്.
aa sthree valare sundhariyum sauhrdhavumaanu aval ende kannile krshnamaniyaanu
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