" Idioms .. "

**Off The Grid** · 03-08-2013, 12:33 AM

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: This is another idiom I came across , today

" Here's the catch "

It's used to point out the problem or the downside or the inevitable issue of something
: Like for instance , when you say

You can tell your mama that I've beaten the crap out of you . But here's the catch ; I'm not apologizing for it

**Off The Grid** · 10-08-2013, 01:36 AM

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.. " Calling someone " a nutcase " is another way of calling him/her " crazy

: Ex

. I think I'm a nutcase , since I'm going to bike downhill on a single tire

**Off The Grid** · 10-08-2013, 05:57 PM

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. When you " bite someone's head off " , you speak to him/her in an angry / sharp tone

: Ex

! Don't bite my head off ! I was just trying to help

**Off The Grid** · 14-09-2013, 10:32 AM

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When you say to someone : " Way to go ! " , you are encouraging him/her to keep their good work up

**Off The Grid** · 22-10-2013, 12:40 PM

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When something goes south , it means it's no longer working
Ex : I'll lose everything if this plan goes south

**Off The Grid** · 10-12-2013, 11:51 AM

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" Never the twain shall meet "

used when two things or two people are totally different and their paths never cross

Ex : He's got his business , you've got yours , and never the twain shall meet

**Off The Grid** · 11-12-2013, 03:43 PM

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When something is the final nail in the coffin , it causes the failure of something that had already started to fail

Ex : His cheating for the second time,was the final nail in the coffin for our marriage

**Off The Grid** · 12-12-2013, 02:12 PM

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" Whatever floats your boat "

is used to tell someone that they need to do whatever they like , or whatever they think it's in their best interest

Ex : If you want to buy a new car , so be it - whatever floats your boat

**Off The Grid** · 02-04-2014, 10:11 PM

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: When someone says

" I used to go camping , but I took an arrow in the knee "
It means that he/she got married and therefore , they had to give up their leisure-time activity

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