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Friday, 13 December 2013

Cut your Coat......


Today's Idiom: cut your coat according to your cloth.
 

Meaning: do not go beyond your financial capacity.
 

General Notes: It is wrong to say 'cut your coat according to your SIZE' or any other wrong version apart from 'cut your coat according to your cloth.'

Tuesday, 3 December 2013

Much of a muchness


Today’s Idiom: much of a muchness

Meaning: very similar

Usage: The twins are just much of a muchness.

Synonym: alike, similar

Better the devil you kinow.......


Today's Idiom: better the devil you know than the devil you don't.
 

Meaning: It is sometime wise to stay in a bad situation and deal with it than to attempt to jump into a new situation which may latter be much worse than the former one.
 

General Notes: It is wrong to render the idiom as: 'better the 

devil you know than the ANGEL you don't.' It is, however 

correct if you only stop at saying 'better the devil you know.'