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"A Penny for your thoughts" is an idiom which means a way of asking what a person is thinking, listen in to know more.
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"Wrap Your Head Around Something" is an idiom which originated from the fact that a lot of mental activity is required to understand something difficult. Listen to know more.
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"Head in the clouds" is an idiom which originated from the time when there was no concept of aviation. It figuratively means to be inattentive, to be unrealistic or to be unaware of a situation. Listen in to know more.
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"Has the Cat got your Tongue?" idiom originates from the concept of sea sailors where they are supposed to keep secrets and a different kind of cat was the reason why they couldn't give them out. Listen in to know more.
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"Devil's Advocate" idiom originates from Latin, and has a very interesting meaning, listen in to know more.
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Which is bigger Matter or Mind? Why do we say "MInd Over Matter". This idiom has it roots in human evolution, listen in to find out more.
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A state of extreme happiness is often presented in English by saying "on cloud nine", a very interesting origin and first mention, this is definitely an interesting idiom.
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Perfect imagery of a person lying on a couch looking like a potato. Listen in to know more about this idiom "Couch Potato"
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Does "Lose Your Touch" has to literally do with touching something, or does it have a deeper meaning, listen in to know more.
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Often told off about our parents "Money doesn't grow on trees". Listen in to know its meaning, usage and supplements.
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"Run Around in Circles" stands for making repeated efforts but unable to get any result. Originating from horses running around the rings, this idiom can be replaced by many other words and phrases. Listen in to know more.
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Originating from the toss, where its undecided as to who won it while the coin is in the air, "Up In The Air" idiom is used quite a lot in English language. Listen in to know more about this idiom.
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"Break The Ice" idiom originated from the times when there were special ships which were sent in frozen sea waters to break the ice and make the ship movement easy. That is also the figurative meaning which is making an attempt to make situation comfortable in a tense environment. Listen in to know more.
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"Think of the Devil" is an idiom which originated around 16th century in England. Its origin in based on a superstitious belief that one must not talk about the devil otherwise the devil will be right behind one's elbow. Listen in to know more about it.
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"Pulling Someone's Leg" is a very popular and widely used idiom in English. It means to tease someone in a harmless manner. Its origin can be dated back to 18th and 19th century when after cornering the victim, thieves used to pull their legs to make them fall off guard and steal their belongings. Listen in to know more.
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"Having a Ball" which is mostly used in informal speech. It means enjoying yourself immensely. Its origin can be dated back to the times parties started. Listen in to know about when did this idiom was first used.
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Originating in1930s from the Royal Airforce, this idiom "A Piece of Cake" stands for something that is very easy to implement and is not difficult to achieve. Listen in to know more.
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"The Long Story Sort" stands for telling about a situation in brief, without giving explicit details. Originating from ancient time, it was first used in 1800's. Listen in to know more.
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"Break a Leg" stands for "good luck". Originating from the concept that back in the day theatre artists, actors, singer etc believed that wishing them good luck might work quite opposite to them, so they picked up something negative to wish people luck. Listen in to know more.
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Originated from an experiment done on dogs, by Ivan Pavlov a Russian Psychologist, where he conditioned the memory of dogs with the help of ringing a bell. "Ring a Bell" figuratively means
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