Idioms and phrases
Happy Vijoya greetings to all the readers. Hope you have enjoyed your puja days with great deal of festivities and joy with your close friends and relatives. My Muslim friends have observed their Muharram with due respect and in tearful remembrance of the tragic death and supreme sacrifice of Hassan and Hussein.
It is now time for going back to the grindstone. As far as i remember we were discussing about the use of idioms. Let us resume our journey into the mysterious and fascinating world of the WORD.
- argue the toss ( to dispute a decision )= I am not going to argue the toss with the umpire.
- a tough customer ( a difficult person to deal with )= It is very difficult to convince Ranjit. He is a very tough customer.
- the Midas touch ( whatever one touches turns into gold=success )= It seems that Dhoni has lost his Midas touch with the cricket bat; he is no longer the great finisher of the game.
- throw in the towel ( give up and admit defeat )= In the 5th ODI India threw in the towel after Rahane got out.
- have a sweet tooth ( fond of eating sweets )= My blood sugar level has increased alarmingly ,yet I can't give up eating sweet dishes. I have a sugar tooth since my childhood days.
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