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English "peribahasa"
Divine Divinitys...
post Oct 21 2007, 11:19 PM
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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


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post Oct 22 2007, 01:47 AM
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Up a creek without a paddle- Meaning: In a situation without remedy.

Some more:
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/English_proverbs


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post Oct 22 2007, 02:07 AM
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wild-goose chase = foolish and hopeless search for something


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post Oct 22 2007, 10:30 AM
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my favourite proverb: Love is Blind


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post Oct 22 2007, 12:07 PM
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every dark cloud has a silver line=there is a good thing behind every bad thing that happen to us(ada hikmah di sebaliknya)...

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post Oct 23 2007, 03:05 PM
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u can talk the walk, but u cant walk the talk..

u shouldn't nail me..



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post Nov 6 2007, 07:49 PM
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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


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post Nov 6 2007, 10:09 PM
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Pigs might fly if they had wings...
meaning; there's nothing is imposible to do if you put your trust and make real efforts...


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post Nov 23 2007, 12:53 AM
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proverb of the day:)

when we reach the brigde we decide -> meaning: last minutes decision making.


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post Dec 5 2007, 12:06 AM
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over my dead body [langkah mayat aku dulu]

pepatah Melayu has borrowed from English.. nvm, it's ok.. biggrin.gif


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post Dec 5 2007, 09:28 PM
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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)


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post Dec 10 2007, 08:08 PM
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idiom for today
-by hook or by crook>get what you want whatever condition


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post Dec 12 2007, 07:19 PM
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idioms for today
-sleep like a log-Sleep tight


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post Dec 12 2007, 08:27 PM
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my favorite idiom, actually the idiom explains itself.

'It's not what you have, it's how you use it.'


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post Dec 25 2007, 10:40 PM
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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..


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post Dec 26 2007, 01:42 AM
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break a leg = good luck (usually said to actors before they go out to perform on stage)


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post Dec 26 2007, 04:05 PM
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QUOTE(paritbuntaq @ Dec 26 2007, 01:42 AM) [snapback]627098[/snapback]
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


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post Dec 27 2007, 12:11 PM
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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'.
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post Dec 28 2007, 09:49 AM
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QUOTE(tolong_saye @ Dec 5 2007, 09:28 PM) [snapback]614604[/snapback]
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


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post Dec 29 2007, 08:30 AM
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ana menyorry..
my bad
forget
word for today
-smell a rat>>suspicious about something


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post Dec 29 2007, 11:06 AM
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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

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post Dec 30 2007, 12:31 AM
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dont drink and boner.. hehehe
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post Dec 31 2007, 10:52 PM
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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 - ....


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post Dec 31 2007, 11:23 PM
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Time and tide wait for no one --> No one is so powerful that they can stop the march of time

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