idioms and famous sayings

[X-Ray]

Hi everybody.icon5501

I'm really glad to be participating here.Icon498.

I would really like to give you these sayings and idioms . I want you to give me your opinion about them and whether they're new or old ones for you.


"A wise person can see from a bottom of a well better than a fool from a top of a mountain"

........To take something with a grain of salt" means"

"To get the lion's share of something"

NOTE: I did not write them exactly as they are ,so please forgive any mistakesicon799

[WintryLily]

I like them a lot, but i think that the topic would be better if we add other sentences, so we can all help each other to improve ourselves :) what do you think? is it good for your topic? i hope you like this idea :D

[X-Ray]

I like them a lot, but i think that the topic would be better if we add other sentences, so we can all help each other to improve ourselves :) what do you think? is it good for your topic? i hope you like this idea :D


sure it is alright with me. I would be glad to get comments or other idioms from you all

after all everybody seeks benefit Icon08

[WintryLily]

All right :) so, i think i am going to start Icon498
"everybody makes mistakes, that's why they put erasers on pencils"
by Leonard Lenny from the simpsons icon30

"It may look flat; but everyone's life has it's hills and valleys "
A game called Harvest Monn 64

i hope you like it :)

[X-Ray]

Icon498 .very nice. I think that the second one has a close meaning to the first which implies that every person has good and bad traits

amIcon44 I right.

[X-Ray]

A chip on one's shoulder" means that somebody is angry and maybe discombobulated"



A dime a dozen"---> a lot others"

[WintryLily]

Nice ^^ i think i remembered something
"Rain sounds like a mysterious song, but other times, it sounds like a sad voice"
By "bar tender in Harvest Moon 64 " :)*

[X-Ray]

.very meaningful. I am really impressed with your knowledge. thanks a lot


.what do you think of this one. it's a bit childish



Life was like a box of chocolates; you never know what you're gonna get. By Forest Gump 1994

[WintryLily]

1- my sphere of knowledge is not that wide :)
2-i like the last saying, it is not childish at all! it is amazing :D
3-i have another saying ^^
"life is a waterfall, the ones in the river and ones again after the fall"
by System of a down, aerials :)

[X-Ray]

That's very modest. but I said what I think.




We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears.




Francois De La Rochefoucauld 1613


iconQ although it is originally French

[WintryLily]

I have a funny saying but it is in french: La mort.. c'est pas facile by Nicolas Sarkozy
It means, : death is not easy XD XD

[WintryLily]

ok, seriously, i have a great one

Whoever appeals to the law against his fellow man is either a fool or a coward. Whoever cannot take care of himself without that law is both. For a wounded

man shall say to his assailant, "If I Live, I will kill you. If I Die, You are forgiven." Such is the Rule of Honor." (Omerta- Lamb of God
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[Do Ri Me]

hello brother

how are things ?
welcome here ... it's your home

nice try from you
I bet this is your 1st topic here

good shot

okay ... cuz it's my specialize I am gonna help


the most idiom I love is

I have a skeleton in my closet , don't let the cat of the bag
^____^

it means : I have a secret , don't revel it
^______^


and one of my best sayings is

" A Man Is a Style "
by my teacher

huhuh man= human


okay brother
go on ... and we will help you
see ya

[X-Ray]

of course it's not easy. but people are killing themselves every now and then for nothing . right.

What we see depends mainly on what we look for.

John Lubbock 1834

[WintryLily]

this saying, was told by my father, i don't know from where did he bring it :p
Impossible de vous dire mon age, il change tout le temps
it means: i can never tell you my age! it changes all the time

i love it

[X-Ray]

Icon0e0I really like these sayings especially the funny ones

[WintryLily]

well, everyone! i am leaving, i am fed up of using internet! i am going to give it to my sister, so this will be my last post for today
"good bye beautiful day, i'm sorry i can't stay, come tomorrow i'll be gone, it's all i have to say"
a song :)
"Killing is bad, killing is wrong, there should be a stronger word that defines killing... killing is bad wrong, killing is BADONG , I am going to fight for the opposite of BADONG, am going to fight for GNODAAAB" (Chosen One from the movie Kung pow enter the fist XD
you can watch the video in here http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=101433776533489
i hope you see it and like it :)

[وهم المشاعر]

thank u>>>>>

[X-Ray]

hello everybody. I'm back. Sorry for yesterday , I couldn't post (connection problems).

this is another saying

Whether it's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got

[X-Ray]

hello everybody. Can't see any other participation. Are you fed up already .

[WintryLily]

No, we are not fed up but we are out of ideas
hmm; i think i am going to add another saying
"i don't need a friend that laughs when i laugh, nods when i nods, my shadow can do better"
i heard it from my albanian pen friend

[X-Ray]

nice one. Sometimes it feels like difficult to remember easy words or spelling.

hmmmm. let's see.


Burning the candle at both ends



studying very hard or giving much effortIcon083

[WintryLily]

Nice, ^^ i like it
so, humm. if i wanna die i will die right here right now fighting you, no fighting any Japanese or Chinese
Mohamed Ali Clay

[X-Ray]

very nice one. Is it really said by him

[WintryLily]

well, my brother told me that, and i trust him :p so i am sure :p i will check on google.
.....
yes he did! here is the real one " I ain't draft dodging. I ain't burning no flag. I ain't running to Canada. I'm staying right here. You want to send me to jail? Fine, you go right ahead. I've been in jail for 400 years. I could be there for 4 or 5 more, but I ain't going no 10,000 miles to help murder and kill other poor people. If I want to die, I'll die right here, right now, fightin' you, if I want to die. You my enemy, not no Chinese, no Vietcong, no Japanese. You my opposer when I want freedom. You my opposer when I want justice. You my opposer when I want equality. Want me to go somewhere and fight for you? You won't even stand up for me right here in America, for my rights and my religious beliefs. You won't even stand up for my right here at home. "
i took it from this site
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0248667/quotes

[X-Ray]

very spectacular.


I never thought he would have said such a thing.
A great person always does great things


anyway what do you think about this idiom.


Be "true blue"
If a person/object/situation is considered to be 'true blue', it is considered genuine.



and , I would like to thank you for your attention and devoution to share what you know with me

"A friend is a person you find whrerever you need"

[WintryLily]

nice saying, and don't thank me for something i love to do ^^ i like the subject and i want to share what i know with other people ^^
i don't have any saying right now, because, i am not concentrating ! i am hurrying, because, i have to go and study! i will post some sayings in week ends ^^ wish me luck in my study :p

[X-Ray]

eh_s7Icon08 I really wish you gooooooooooood luck.


breack-fastanijhg

and I will wait patiently for your marvelous posts

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[WintryLily]

hello, i am back from school and i remembered something ^^ i hope you like it! it so ling, so i am going to write few of it
Whoever appeals to the law against his fellow man is either a fool or a coward! by omerta lamb of god!
shall i write the rest? icon088

[X-Ray]

thumbsup-Icon well it's very nice. I'm really wondering what made you think I won't like it.
anyway I'm waiting for the rest


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[WintryLily]

ok ^^
here it is : Whoever appeals to the law against his fellow man is either a fool or a coward. Whoever cannot take care of himself without police protection is both. It is as cowardly to betray an offender to justice, even though his offences be against yourself, as it is not to avenge an injury by violence. It is dastardly and contemptible in a wounded man to betray the name of his assailant, because if he recovers, he must naturally expect to take vengeance himself... <3 i love it

[X-Ray]

Very spectacular. I dought if I can keep it by heart


well,right now I can think of no more idioms.
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Icon55 I've got exams too

Icon05 It seems I'm going to post on weekends too

[WintryLily]

good luck in ur exams ^^ i hope we all have great marks ^^

[X-Ray]

thanks for that. I wish the same for you

[X-Ray]

icon159hiii I have returned with a single idiom after sometime:

Nature abhors a vacuum

This idiom is used to express the idea that empty or unfilled spaces are unnatural as they go against the laws of nature and physics.

thumbsup-Icon I wanna see posts guys!!!

[WintryLily]

heey i am back :) i am going to post a saying that we learned today in the geography lesson (tp be more precised: about China ) ok, the first one is
one mouth means two hands :p
the second one is: ( even if it is the opposit ) :p
One child, a wonderful thing
Two children, something big
it is not that good, it is supposed to be in arabic

[X-Ray]

alright what about this one. I really like it.


Icon06 To take somebody's brains

iconQ Meaning: to find out info about people by asking them

[X-Ray]

Icon498 Now with some funny proverbs about guests

Icon0e0 Of course, not all guests are heavy-blooded. These are just jokes


.A daily guest is a thief in the kitchen
Proverb


.Guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days
- Benjamin Franklin


.A guest never forgets the host who had treated him kindly
- Homer


.The first day, a guest; the second, a burden; the third, a pest
- Edouard R. Laboulaye





icon147......What a sad story.icon801 No one but a few members have participated in my thread until now

[WintryLily]

oh, come on!! i am sure that more will do :) ok, here is mine
it is from a song called 321 by scorpions
"Time is a wicked master
Put your life into its hand
Close your eyes and it will crush you
Rage only spins you faster
It's a curse born unto man
Turns your dreams into disaster"
another one from the same song ^^
"Lies it's the truth I'm after
Let me find it in your eyes
Quick before the moment dies
Cries in a sea of laughter
Weepin' gently in my soul
Love's the only thing that matters"
i am finally back to post some stuff :D

[X-Ray]

^_^ Nice one although taken from a song

here is mine. It's old but I hope it's funny


: A Leopard Can't Change His Spots


You cannot change who you are.

[حـلِّق]

بسم الله

Those 're some idioms. i hope I'm not repeating someone's else post;
1-Put one's foot down : take firm & determined action
2- Put one's best foot forward : proceed as quickly as possible
3- A fool proof: so simple & strong that even a fool can't use it wrongly or break it
4- a fool's errand : a useless journey

[X-Ray]

icon30 thanks for those idioms icon31 and I don't recall that any of them are repeated

and they're funny too

icon5501

[WintryLily]

heeey :) i am back :D
i have a famous saying for you guys :) it is said by Phyllis Diller

"Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight. "

[Amira Saleh]

You never will be the person you can be if


pressure, tension and discipline


are taken out of your life.


James G. Bilkey

[X-Ray]

heeey :) i am back :D
i have a famous saying for you guys :) it is said by Phyllis Diller

"Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight. "


welcome back it's been a long time icon5501






You never will be the person you can be if


pressure, tension and discipline


are taken out of your life.


James G. Bilkey




Three definit aspects of life... wawicon30
thanks for the idiom





Sorry all, I won't be able to get idioms right now
please forgive me
!!!!!!!!!!!!!! got terrible exams
see you soon

[Ls460L]

Do not count your chickens before they are hatched


لا تعد فراخك قبل أن تفقس

[WintryLily]

welcome back it's been a long time icon5501





Three definit aspects of life... wawicon30
thanks for the idiom





Sorry all, I won't be able to get idioms right now
please forgive me
!!!!!!!!!!!!!! got terrible exams
see you soon

Good luck dear friend :)

[Amira Saleh]

If we do not discipline ourselves, the world will do it for us.





William Feather


(1888-19, American writer, businessman)

[X-Ray]

(Blind somebody with science)

!!!! Say things in such a complicated way that people don't understand

[Ls460L]

Deeds, not words

أعمالا لا أقوالا

[X-Ray]

!!!!!!!!! Hello eveybody....... looooooooooooong time no see

For I have already finished a very heavy exam -____- , I think that bringing some activities back into line
^_____^ will be such a great idea


!!!! to bring something into line (with): means to make it fit with your routine

^^ ..note here that (with) is optional

^^ see you soon

[Ls460L]

But light from out the lurid sea

Streams up the turrets silently

Edgar Allen Poe

[X-Ray]

.I would like to say thanks to everybody who's participated here so far

and I'm really sorry for being absent for long.



It is true that idioms usually do not receive a big attention

and also they are not a big part of the formal structure

However, they are still a vital part of the language

^^ and we must have a good background about them



Here is a funny idiom which I like very much:

To knock sb's head together

means: To force two people to reach an agreement



... Until next time

[Phoenix]

Hello everyone ,, this a really nice topic :)Here I go >> here is one I like ,,You Can't make an omelette without breaking eggs This proverb is actually very important , it means that nothing can be achieved or gained without taking the necessary steps , however difficult or unpleasant they are. Hope you liked itWhen I find something else I'll be back :)

[Schwert]

hallo brotherit is such a brilliant topic and everyone can make use of it
no doubt idioms are important and any english student should know and keep enough from them
I'd like to thank you for ur effort and zeal in here^ ^, all the best
my addition: let the cat out of the bag
it means to let a secret become known to all unintentionally
example: he let the cat out of he bag after he promised me

[حياة القلوب]

great
thank you

[lavandera]

Hello everybody

nice topic X-Ray

and i'd like to share with you

" Never let yesterdays' disappointments overshow on Tomorrows' dreams , because your life is a mirror, if you keep smiling , It smiles right back"

I hope you all enjoy it

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[X-Ray]

Hello All, hope you're all OK. And sorry for my late replies.
I hope it's still legal to post here^^, "Big Thanks" to the moderators for keeping the forum

Phoenix

Thank you^_^

Absolutely right, no pain no gain^^

Schwert

That cat has made a lot of trouble to many people alredy :)
Thanks for sharing

حياة القلوب

you're welcome ^^

lavandera

Thanks a lot for sharing, it's an honor to have you here with us
But who was the person who said that?



Once done with exams, I'll post some idioms.
Hope you'll be there.


Thank you again^^


Best Regards

[أسمـــاء]

That is pretty invigorating !
Though the topic is dusty somehow and there are almost more than 6 months between each two posts
but the topic will last as long as there are alot of pretty expressive sayings you give

thankx X ray

keep being inspiring by such sayings
I will stop by later to see and give some as well

[X-Ray]

.You're absolutely right
And I would judge it as "rusty" instead XD

.Well. If it is still that informative, useful, and NOT against rules, I recommend you close this thread and open a new one

. And with some rules added for better organization. This topic was my first here and I was inexperienced at all when I started it


.Thank you for stopping by. And I apologize for my endless chatter

[أسمـــاء]

Closed

this is 2010
wait for 2012 version