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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 fate worse than death
Meaning: anything that you do not want to experience;
Going to that party will be a fate worse than death.
விளக்கம்: அனுபவிக்க விரும்பாதவை;
அந்த விருந்துக்கு போவது மரணத்தை விட கொடிய விதியாக இருக்கும்.
andha virundhukku poavadhu maranaththai vida kodiya vidhiyaakha irukkum
അർത്ഥം: നിങ്ങൾ അനുഭവിക്കാൻ ആഗ്രഹിക്കാത്ത എന്തും;
ആ പാർട്ടിയിൽ പോകുന്നത് മരണത്തേക്കാൾ ഭയാനകമായ വിധിയായിരിക്കും.
aa paarttiyil poakunnathu maranaththaekkaal bhayaanakamaaya vidhiyaayirikkum
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