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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
Adding insult to injury
Meaning: when somebody is already in a bad situation, and then another bad one comes up;
He is the one who rejected me first. Now, adding insult to injury, he says that I was the one who cheated him.
விளக்கம்: ஏற்கனவே ஒரு பிரச்சனையில் இருக்கும்போது வேறொரு பிரச்சனை வந்து சேர்வது;
அவன் தான் முதலில் என்னை நிராகரித்தான். இப்போது, காயம்பட்ட இடத்தில் தேள் கொட்டியது போல், நான்தான் அவனை ஏமாற்றினேன் என்று கூறுகின்றான்.
avan thaan mudhalil ennai niraakhariththaan ippoadhu kaayampatta idaththil thael kottiyadhu poal naandhaan avanai aemaatrtrinaen endru koorukhindraan
അർത്ഥം: ഒരു മോശം അവസ്ഥയിലായിരിക്കുമ്പോൾ തന്നെ മറ്റൊരു മോശം അവസ്ഥ കടന്ന് വരുന്നു;
എന്നെ ആദ്യം തള്ളിപ്പറഞ്ഞത് അവനാണ്. ഇപ്പോൾ, മുറിവേറ്റ സ്ഥലത്തിൽ തേൾ കുത്തുന്നതുപോലെ ഞാനാണ് തന്നെ ചതിച്ചത് എന്നാണ് ഇപ്പോൾ അദ്ദേഹം പറയുന്നത്.
enne aadhyam thallipparanjnjathu avanaanu ippoal murivaetrtra sdhalaththil thael kuththunnathupoale njaanaanu thanne chathichchathu ennaanu ippoal adhdhaeham parayunnathu
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