Some Important Idioms:
To hear something straight from the horse's mouth
To hear something from the real person – the person who’s actually spreading the word – so that you’ll be sure that it is true.
When pigs fly
A situation which is expected to never happen. ‘I’ll buy you a BMW when pigs fly!’
Whole nine yards
Like the saree – the whole thing – everything.
Everything. All of it.
Your guess is as good as mine
Always, never underestimate or overestimate yourself – even when you’re in doubt! Thus the person next you probably knows as much as you do! Hence, ‘I don’t know what is the real deal with the Vadra case, your guess is as good as mine.’
To hear something straight from the horse's mouth
To hear something from the real person – the person who’s actually spreading the word – so that you’ll be sure that it is true.
When pigs fly
A situation which is expected to never happen. ‘I’ll buy you a BMW when pigs fly!’
Whole nine yards
Like the saree – the whole thing – everything.
Everything. All of it.
Your guess is as good as mine
Always, never underestimate or overestimate yourself – even when you’re in doubt! Thus the person next you probably knows as much as you do! Hence, ‘I don’t know what is the real deal with the Vadra case, your guess is as good as mine.’
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