[milin]

In cold blood: unemotional, without feelings
"Betrayed in love, he killed her in cold blood"

Out of the blue: something happening unexpected
"Her reply came out of the blue just before my departure"

Next: * sharp practises
* kept on tenterhooks

[P@GALGUY]

Originally Posted by milin

In cold blood: unemotional, without feelings
"Betrayed in love, he killed her in cold blood"

Out of the blue: something happening unexpected
"Her reply came out of the blue just before my departure"

Next: * sharp practises
* kept on tenterhooks

sharp practises: dishonest dealings or actions
Usage:The lawyer has been accused of sharp practice on several occasions.

on tenterhooks: nervously waiting to find out what is going to happen
Usage:We were kept on tenterhooks all morning waiting for his decision.

Next:

1. Call Someone's Bluff
2. Rock the boat

[RaTHESUNGOD]

Originally Posted by P@GALGUY

sharp practises: dishonest dealings or actions
Usage:The lawyer has been accused of sharp practice on several occasions.

on tenterhooks: nervously waiting to find out what is going to happen
Usage:We were kept on tenterhooks all morning waiting for his decision.

Next:

1. Call Someone's Bluff
2. Rock the boat

call someone's buff
ask to prove what someone is claiming; "John called his manager's bluff when he claimed John 's performance was bad .

Rock the boat
to do or say something that causes problems, especially if you try to change a situation which most people do not want to change.
We certainly don't want anyone rocking the boat just before the election

[RaTHESUNGOD]

Next two Questions ....
1.I felt like a penny waiting for change.
2.call someone on the carpet

[optimus]

Feel like a penny waiting for change - to feel helpless or worthless.
eg: I felt like a penny waiting for change when I missed out on CAT'08.

Call someone on the carpet - to question ones action
eg: President Nixon was called to the carpet after the Watergate scandal.

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[certified.pagla]

No activity in last 4+ months. I am continuing it with these 2 Idioms. I feel if we also include phrasal Verbs in this thread, it can be more interesting. What other participants feel? If you are agree then please press "Thank" button or "Gron!" in case of disagreement.

1. wear the trousers
2. until u r blue in the face

[sahniprashant]

Originally Posted by certified.pagla

No activity in last 4+ months. I am continuing it with these 2 Idioms. I feel if we also include phrasal Verbs in this thread, it can be more interesting. What other participants feel? If you are agree then please press "Thank" button or "Gron!" in case of disagreement.

1. wear the trousers
2. until u r blue in the face

1. Wear the trousers/Pants :- Being the one who makes all the important decisions in a family/company etc.

2. Until you are blue in the face:- You keep repeating something again and again and yet people don't pay attention or turn a deaf ear.

[kinji@PG]

Originally Posted by sahniprashant

1. Wear the trousers/Pants :- Being the one who makes all the important decisions in a family/company etc.

2. Until you are blue in the face:- You keep repeating something again and again and yet people don't pay attention or turn a deaf ear.

Continuing

1) Feast today, famine tomorrow: If you indulge in all that you have today, you might have nothing left tomorrow (FMS 2010 test)

2)Dog-whistle politics, also known as the use of code words, is a term for a type of political campaigning or speechmaking which employs coded language that appears to mean one thing to the general population but has a different or more specific meaning for a targeted subgroup of the audience.

[kinji@PG]

1) Chicken feed
Meaning : An amount of money considered small and unimportant.
Usage : I don't want to take up any job thats pays chicken feed.

2) Carpetbagger (FMS 2010)
Meaning :the term is sometimes used derisively to refer to a politician who runs for public office in an area in which he or she is not originally from and/or has only lived for a very short time.