learn
English
Subhashini.org

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 horse of another colour
Meaning: something which is totally another matter or something other than what we thought;
They said I would lead the project. But, the job they gave me was, a horse of another colour, a manual,worker.
விளக்கம்: நினைத்ததை விட முற்றிலும் வேறொரு விஷயம்;
நான் திட்டத்தை வழிநடத்துவேன் என்று அவர்கள் முதலில் சொன்னார்கள். ஆனால், எனக்கு தரப்பட்டது வேறொரு பதவி, கீழ்நிலை தொழிலாளி.
naan thittaththai vazhinadaththuvaen endru avarkhal mudhalil sonnaarkhal aanaal enakku tharappattadhu vaeroru padhavi keezhnilai thozhilaali
അർത്ഥം: തികച്ചും മറ്റൊരു കാര്യം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നമ്മൾ വിചാരിച്ചതല്ലാതെ മറ്റെന്തെങ്കിലും;
പദ്ധതിക്ക് ഞാൻ നേതൃത്വം നൽകുമെന്ന് അവർ ആദ്യം പറഞ്ഞിരുന്നു, പക്ഷേ, എനിക്ക് നൽകിയത് മറ്റൊരു സ്ഥാനം, താഴെത്തട്ടിലുള്ള തൊഴിലാളി.
padhdhathikku njaan naethrthvam nalkumennu avar aadhyam paranjnjirunnu pakshae enikku nalkiyathu matrtroru sdhaanam thaazheththattilulla thozhilaali
  ID:209

Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Collocations
Phrases - Prepositional
Phrases
Proverbs
Quotes
Sentences

Stories for you...
The Lottery Ticket
Anton Povlovich Tcheckov

Genre: English Classical Stories
298 reads • Apr 2025
The Man in a Case
Anton Povlovich Tcheckov

Genre: English Classical Stories
3 reads • May 2025
The Tempest
William Shakespeare

Genre: English Classical Stories
0 reads • Apr 2025
The Winter’s Tale
William Shakespeare

Genre: English Classical Stories
0 reads • May 2025
The Fox and The Goat
Udhayan

Genre: Children Stories [Animals]
203 reads • Apr 2025
The Bet
Anton Povlovich Tcheckov

Genre: English Classical Stories
289 reads • Apr 2025
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
William Shakespeare

Genre: English Classical Stories
0 reads • May 2025
The Cat and The Rats
Udhayan

Genre: Children Stories [Animals]
218 reads • Mar 2025
Misery!
Anton Povlovich Tcheckov

Genre: English Classical Stories
405 reads • Mar 2025
I’m a Traveller
Shaan Uday

Genre: Travel Memoir
10 reads • Apr 2025