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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.'
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