idiom Bliss by Nondas

to keep someone in the dark - to keep someone uninformed

2014-11-21 17:36:31 UTC

I can't imagine why they are keeping me in the dark.

synonym: keep someone in the loop

Have a good grasp of -a firm understanding of something

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Have(or get or give) a solid(or bad or good) grasp of something

Try to get a grasp of the basic rules. You don't have a goodgrasp of the principles yet. John was unable to get a solid grasp of themethods used in his work, and we had to let him go.

I have been studying. A have. A good grasp of it.

In bad taste-poor judgment,esp. As to what is appropriate.

2014-11-21 17:37:42 UTC

She has very bad taste in man.

Keep your fingers crossed - put one finger across another as a sign of hoping for good luck

2014-11-21 17:48:47 UTC

Let's keep our fingers crossed that it doesn't rain.

I don't know what I will get for my birthday, but I am crossing my fingers that it will be a bicycle.

to avert disaster - to prevent something dangerous from happening

2014-11-21 17:49:46 UTC

Lufthansa pilots avert disaster landing in 250km winds.

synonym: avoid

Thick and thin - support or stay with someone in easy and difficult situations, through good times and bad, loyally, faithfully

2014-11-21 17:51:35 UTC

We've been together through thick and thin.

And if you loved somebody it was through thick and thin, for better or for worse.

You're in there with your clients through thick and thin.

I have rooted for this team through thick and thin.

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few and far between - at widely separated intervals; not very many or nor appearing very frequently; very rarely

2014-11-21 17:53:42 UTC

Synonym = scarce, rare, unusual, scattered, irregular, uncommon, in short supply, hard to come by, infrequent, thin on the ground, widely spaced, seldom met without

In Nevada the towns are few and far between.

Sunny, warm weekends have been few and far between this summer.

Get some gasoline now. Service station on this highway are few and far between.

Some people think that good movies are few and far between.

He grew up at a time when jobs were few and far between

Take it for granted

2014-11-21 17:57:11 UTC

1. to fail to appreciate the value of something

So many of us take clean water for granted.

2. to accept something as true without questioning or testing it

We take it for granted that our children will be better off than we are.

Wear and tear - natural damage that happens to objects that are used everyday

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-She made everyone wear slippers inside the house to avoid wear and tear on the carpet.

-This sofa shows a lot of wear and tear; we should replace it.

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