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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
A feather in someone’s cap
Meaning: an achievement to be proud of;
It is indeed a feather in your cap to speak five languages.
விளக்கம்: பெருமைப்பட வேண்டிய சாதனை;
ஐந்து மொழிகளைப்பேசமுடியும் என்பது பெருமைப்படவேண்டிய சாதனை.
aindhu mozhikhalaippaesamudiyum enbadhu perumaippadavaendiya saadhanai
അർത്ഥം: അഭിമാനിക്കാവുന്ന നേട്ടം;
അഞ്ച് ഭാഷകൾ സംസാരിക്കാൻ കഴിഞ്ഞത് അഭിമാനിക്കാവുന്ന നേട്ടമാണ്.
anjchu bhaashakal samsaarikkaan kazhinjnjathu abhimaanikkaavunna naettamaanu
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