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Tables are turned
When the tables are turned, the situation has changed giving the advantage to the party who had previously been at a disadvantage.
Tackle an issue
If you tackle an issue or problem, you resolve or deal with it.
Take a hike
Want to know where it came from?
Madaming tao ang nagtatanong kung saan nga ba nanggaling ang ilang ang mga ilang salita na ginamamit natin sa araw-araw. Halimbawa na lang ng “askal” o asong kalye.
Ito ay nalaman ko dahil madaming mga tao ang napapadpad sa site ko dahil sa blog post ka about Etymology.
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Quarrel with bread and butter
Bread and butter, here, indicate the means of one’s living. (That is why we say ‘he is the bread winner of the family’). If a sub-ordinate in an organization is quarrelsome or if he is not patient enough to bear the reprimand he deserves, gets angry and retorts [...]
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Mad as a badger
If someone is as mad as a badger, they are crazy.
Mad as a bag of hammers
Someone who is as mad as a bag of hammers is crazy or stupid. (‘Daft as a bag of hammers’ is also used.)
Mad as a cut snake
(USA) One who is mad as a cut [...]
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I hereby give notice of my intention
Hereby is used sometimes in formal, official declarations and statements to give greater force to the speaker’ or the writer’s affirmation. People will say it sometimes to emphasize their sincerity and correctness.
I may be daft, but I’m not stupid
I might do or say silly things occasionally, [...]
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Face like thunder
If someone has a face like thunder, they are clearly very angry or upset about something.
Face only a mother could love
When someone has a face only a mother could love, they are ugly.
Face the music
If you have to face the music, you have to accept the negative consequences of [...]
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Cake’s not worth the candle
If someone says that the cake’s not worth the candle, they mean that the result will not be worth the effort put in to achieve it.
Calf lick
A calf lick is the weird parting in your fringe where your hair grows in a different direction, usually to one side.
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Just want to share this one….a friend emailed it to me…
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A bit much
If something is excessive or annoying, it is a bit much.
A chain is no stronger than its weakest link
This means that processes, organizations, etc, are vulnerable because the weakest person or part can always damage or break them.
A day late and a dollar [...]
