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Be broke

Meaning:

Without money
If you are broke, you don't have money.

Example:

"Do you want to go to the movies tonight?" "I can't go. I'm broke. Tomorrow is payday."

Bring the house down
(Bring down the house)


Meaning:

Make people (audience) excited, laugh, or enjoy a lot while performing or making a speech
If you, your performance, or your speech brings the house down, your performance or speech is so good that the audience enjoys it a lot, becomes excited, applauds (clap their hands), or laughs a lot.

Example:

Sarah is a musical genius. Her performances always bring the house down.
The Prime Minister brought the house down when he made his monumental speech in 1965.
He's a very poor actor. Instead of bringing down the house, he always empties it.

Bug Someone

Meaning:

Bother someone
If someone/something bugs you, he/she/it annoys you.

Example:

That's enough! Stop bugging me. Don't ask me anymore.
He's always talking too loud in the office. It really bugs us.


(Have / Get) Butterflies in someone's stomach


Meaning:

Very nervous or excited before doing something important such as giving a speech and taking a test.
If you have butterflies in your stomach, you are very nervous and/or excited about something you are going to do soon.

Example:

He always gets butterflies in his stomach before taking a test.


Can't make head nor tail (out) of something / someone

Meaning:

Not be able to understand
If you can't make head nor tail (out) of something or someone, you can't understand it/him/her at all.

Example:

Could you show me how to use this machine? I can't make head nor tail out of the instructions in the manual.
Bob is a very strange guy. Everything he says and does is very strange. I cannot make head nor tail of him.

Cast Pearls before Swin


Meaning:

Offer or show something valuable, good, or beautiful to someone who does not understand its value
If you are casting pearls before swine, you are wasting your time showing or offering something very helpful or valuable to someone who does not understand or appreciate it.


Example:

Don't bother explaining Shakespeare to Bob. It would be like casting pearls before swine.
Tom wouldn't listen to Sarah's wise advice. She was just casting pearls before swine.

Regards.
Vijay,Chennai
25th September 2008 From India, Madras

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27th September 2008 From India, Guwahati

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