Idioms and Phrases
- Icing on the cake
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Something extra, just as icing is in addition to the cake itself.
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Something extra, just as icing is in addition to the cake itself.
- Cry over spilt milk
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Just as spilt milk cannot be collected back, similarly it is no use complaining about problems from the past that cannot be set right.
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Just as spilt milk cannot be collected back, similarly it is no use complaining about problems from the past that cannot be set right.
- Drive someone up the wall
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To irritate or annoy someone extremely.
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To irritate or annoy someone extremely.
- Put off
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Usage : The convocation has been put off. (postponed) Making fun of anybody's language is a grate put off. (disgust)
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Usage : The convocation has been put off. (postponed) Making fun of anybody's language is a grate put off. (disgust)
- Haste makes waste
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Doing something quickly results in wastage and poor outcomes.
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Doing something quickly results in wastage and poor outcomes.