Do you like reading or listening to stories? That's one of my habbit. As my major is literature, I am lucky to read many interesting stories. Seeking for new things is people's nature, i think, that's absolutely for me. Do you have any fun stories or experiences to share? Come on, show your mercy on a story beggar. Thanks in advance =)
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In Chinese, we have a similar saying, if it is literally translated in English, then it is Needle in a sea.
My example: Where are you going to find him? The country is so large, and you don't know his specific location, it is just like needle in a haystack!
Is that ok? 【Thanks, sewar!】
Yes my dear, your example is right.
Today the English idiom is: Needle in a haystack
Meaning: Something hard or impossible to find.
Origin: Since the early 1500s there have been similar expressions to describe things difficult to find:"like finding a needle in a meadow of hay" and "like finding a pin's head in a cartload of hay". In the mid-1800s the expression became "needle in a haystack." Sayings like these are popular in other languages, too. Finding anything in a haystack is hard, but finding a needle in one is nrarly impossible.
Example: Looking for your contact lens in this shaggy rug will be like looking for a needle in a haystack.
My example: What's the weather there, Lucy? It is raining cats and dogs here!
Yes?
O course yes and yes.
Today the English idiom is: Raining cats and dogs
Meaning: To rain very heavily; to pour.
Origin: There are several theories about the origin of this popular idiom, which goes back at least to the middle 1700s in England. One comes from Norse mythology, in which dogs were associated with windy storms and cats were associated with rain. Also, in England in the 17th and 18th centuries, many cats and dogs drowned in floods caused by torrential rainstorms, and their bodies were found in the streets afterwards as if they had fallen from the sky with the rain.
Example: It's raining cats and dogs, and our picnic is ruined.
hahaha, this phrase is funny!!!
My example: Tony, are there any ants in your pants? Would you please cool down for a while?
Yes?
Absolutely, yes.
Today the English idiom is: Ants in your pants
Meaning: Overactivity.
Origin: We can easily imagine where this saying came from. what if you actually had ants in your pants? You'd find it difficult to settle down. You'd keep squirming to get rid of the ants.
Example: You never sit still. You must have ants in your pants.
I once thought this was my grandma's story. giggling~
My example: Leave that naughty boy alone, dont believe what he says, he likes to cry wolf though!
yes?
Thank you for your sweetness.
Today the English idiom is: Cry wolf
Meaning: To give a false alarm of danger; to warn of a peril that you know is not real.
Origin: One of Aesop's most famous fables tells of a bored shepherd boy who falsely cried that a wolf was killing his sheep. When people came and found out there was no wolf threatening the sheep, they were annoyed.
The shepherd did this once too often; one day when a real wolf came, no one came when he called out, and the wolf ate the sheep.
Example: Don't worry if my little brother starts screaming that there is a ghost in his room. He always cries wolf.
Dear sewar, you are so merciful on the story beggar Mickey! She is moved by ya!
My example: sewar is the apple of Mickey's eye~ Is that ok?
Hi my friend, you sat up a good example.
Today the English idiom is: Apple of your eye
Meaning: A person or thing that is greatly loved, treasured, and adored.
Origin: This saying is used in the Bible. Ancient people thought that the pupil of the eye was solid and shaped like an apple. the pupil "apple of the eye" was precious because without it, you couldn't see.
Example: My son is the apple of my eye.
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