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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 leopard does not change its spots
Meaning: something that is impossible to change;
Whatever advice you give him, he will behave like a leopard that does not change its spots.
விளக்கம்: மாற்ற முடியாத ஒன்று;
நீங்கள் அவனுக்கு என்ன அறிவுரை கூறினாலும், அவன், தனது நிறத்தை மாற்றப்போவதில்லை.
neenggal avanukku enna arivurai koorinaalum avan thanadhu niraththai maatrtrappoavadhillai
അർത്ഥം: ഒരു മാറ്റത്തിന് അസാധ്യമായ ഒന്ന്;
എന്ത് ഉപദേശം നൽകിയാലും അവൻ, തന്റെ നിറം മാറാൻ പോകുന്നില്ല.
enthu upadhaesham nalkiyaalum avan thande niram maaraan poakunnilla
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