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Different people have different preferences. In American English, 'Each to his own' is more common. A person who is extremely keen is an eager beaver. Someone who has eagle eyes sees everything; no detail is too small. (UK) If someone has or goes for an early bath, they quit or lose their job or position earlier than expected because things have gone wrong. The early bird catches the worm means that if you start something early, you stand a better chance of success. Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy wealthy and wise It means that sleeping well and not staying up late will help you out physically and financially. To make money Ex: We need to get a good job to earn a decent living. If something is easier said than done, it is much more difficult than it sounds. It is often used when someone advises you to do something difficult and tries to make it sound easy. Something that is as easy as ABC is very easy or simple. Something that is so easy that anyone can do it is easy as beans. Something very easy or simple to do is as easy as falling off a log. If something is easy as pie, it is very easy indeed. This idiom means that money or other material gains that come without much effort tend to get spent or consumed as easily. 'Easy does it' is used to advise someone to approach a task carefully and slowly, especially in spoken English. Someone who's easy on the eyes is pleasing to look at, an attractive person. (UK) If something is easy peasy, it is very easy indeed. ('Easy peasy, lemon squeezy' is also used.) (USA) If you eat crow, you have to admit that you were wrong about something. If someone apologises and shows a lot of contrition for something they have done, they eat humble pie. If someone eats like a bird, they eat very little. Someone who eats like a horse, eats a lot. If some eats like a pig, they either eat too much or they have bad table manners. People say this when they don't believe that something is going to happen e.g. 'If he passes that exam, I'll eat my hat!' If you eat someone alive, you defeat or beat them comprehensively. If you eat something for breakfast, you can do it effortlessly, and if you eat someone for breakfast, you can beat them easily. If someone tells you to eat your heart out, they are saying they are better than you at something. If you eat your words, you accept publicly that you were wrong about something you said. (UK) If someone, especially a politician, is economical with the truth, they leave out information in order to create a false picture of a situation, without actually lying. If someone has egg on their face, they are made to look foolish or embarrassed. If something requires elbow grease, it involves a lot of hard physical work. If you haven't got enough elbow room, you haven't got enough space [ دوشنبه 96/6/27 ] [ 11:22 عصر ] [ غلامعلی عباسی ]
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