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Uwais Al-Qarani
Hello to all my friends,first of all,i want to apologize for any grammar mistake in my word that i will write down after this laugh.gif

ok,as we all know,our mother language that is bahasa has thier own Peribahasa,same goes to the English,i don't know if this thread is already open or not..

ok let me start for the first word that i known

"Don't Cry over the split milk" = don't cry over something that has already happen

so lets us share what all we known
versanner
Up a creek without a paddle- Meaning: In a situation without remedy.

Some more:
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/English_proverbs
hemo hemo
wild-goose chase = foolish and hopeless search for something
electroboy
my favourite proverb: Love is Blind
KaKui
every dark cloud has a silver line=there is a good thing behind every bad thing that happen to us(ada hikmah di sebaliknya)...
the_stig
u can talk the walk, but u cant walk the talk..

u shouldn't nail me..

geniousboy
easiest idiom..kill two birds with one stone (sambil menyelam minum air)
eg: by joining Putera.com, i can kill two birds with one stone. i can improve my english, and also make new friends!!! biggrin.gif
kasyfi
Pigs might fly if they had wings...
meaning; there's nothing is imposible to do if you put your trust and make real efforts...
NSL2808
proverb of the day:)

when we reach the brigde we decide -> meaning: last minutes decision making.
amirVB
over my dead body [langkah mayat aku dulu]

pepatah Melayu has borrowed from English.. nvm, it's ok.. biggrin.gif
tolong_saye
idioms...
there are a lot of them, eg.
=search up and down-search everywhere
=black sheep-useless people
=cloud nine-feel very great
=pass with flying colours-get very good in exam
=cat's whiskers-something excellent

there a lot of idioms
search it over internet
all those idioms are used by me on exam(there a lot more but can't remember it)
tolong_saye
idiom for today
-by hook or by crook>get what you want whatever condition
tolong_saye
idioms for today
-sleep like a log-Sleep tight
HexPhoenix
my favorite idiom, actually the idiom explains itself.

'It's not what you have, it's how you use it.'
tupai confius
piece of cake = very easy ..

is that a proverbs ?? huh ... blink.gif

where the other putera's member..come on..support dis thread..we need more proverbs..haha..
hemo hemo
break a leg = good luck (usually said to actors before they go out to perform on stage)
Tun loy_azloy
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break a leg = good luck (usually said to actors before they go out to perform on stage)

how about.. break off...? tehehe just kidding.. laugh.gif
bbrdcg
When I go somewhere I'd say 'better late than never', then 'plan your work and work your plan' while doing something and finally, always do feel relieved whenever at 'home sweet home'.
shiro-chan
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idioms...
there are a lot of them, eg.
=search up and down-search everywhere
=black sheep-useless people
=cloud nine-feel very great
=pass with flying colours-get very good in exam
=cat's whiskers-something excellent

there a lot of idioms
search it over internet
all those idioms are used by me on exam(there a lot more but can't remember it)


I think it's search high and low...

Smell a rat--sense something suspicious
Make hay while the sun shines--Do something while there is an opportunity
Don't put all your eggs in one basket--Don't put all your hopes in one matter
tolong_saye
ana menyorry..
my bad
forget
word for today
-smell a rat>>suspicious about something
narumi1626
1. what goes around comes around
2. what you give you get back

both have the same meanings.

**remind me of JT n Scorpion song. hehe
li9ht
dont drink and boner.. hehehe
shiro-chan
It takes two to tango - (Bertepuk sebelah tangan takkan berbunyi)
Let the cat out of the bag - Break a secret
Eat to live, not live to eat - ....
-HaiBaRa ai-
Time and tide wait for no one --> No one is so powerful that they can stop the march of time

p/s:
i think this is very useful LINK
li9ht

Experience is a comb which nature gives us when we are bald
mucilloz
all glitter is not gold..
plan your work,work your plan...
Superbandung
this is for me "Like a stone throw"
mucilloz
slow like snail fast like turtle..
Zmars
Dont cut my leg / dont pulling my leg....

Which one you prefer... laugh.gif
zer0Nehza
please (by my name) don't judge a book by it's cover...
~a girl that send a warning to me several years ago... tongue.gif
Janice Wei Lan
U can run but cant hide!!

Old is gold.....

Crash turn your PC into a simple stone.........
hairulfadly
like dog with their shadow ..
like dog and cat
this is Spartaa..
cikgureza
hmm, how 'bout..

-its not what you know, its who you know... = kau ada kabel boleh le dapat projek tu, bukan nya pasal 'kau tau apa'...
-a leopard can't change its stripe = sukar nak ubah sesuatu tabiat yg dah ada semenjak azali..
-saved by the bell = bernasib baik kerana sering terlpas dari sebaranag hukuman..
-the force is strong with us = Jedi punya idioms..
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