Wednesday, January 30, 2008

 

Barefaced liar

A barefaced liar is a person who can look you in the eye and appear honest and sincere even when telling a huge lie. They do not show any shame or nerves when lying.

Example

(A) Can you believe those parents at the meeting.

(B) Even with the video showing the bad behaviour of their kids they said they were innocent.

(A) Those parents were barefaced liars.

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Tuesday, January 29, 2008

 

Bar fly

"Bar fly" is the name given to a person who spends a lot of time drinking in bars and pubs.

Example
(A) Jim always seems to be at the pub across the street.

(B) Yeah, I'm worried that he is turning into a real bar fly.


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Friday, January 18, 2008

 

Baptism of fire

This idiom was first used by soldiers to describe a soldier's first experience of shooting. Any difficult, dangerous or scary experience when it is also a learning experience can be called a baptism of fire.

Example

(A) How did Joe do singing in public for the first time at his Canadian Idol audition?

(B) It was Joe's baptism of fire as the judges were very critical.

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Banana republic

The idiom "Banana Republic" is used to describe a small country that is dependent on a single crop or resource and governed by a small corrupt elite.

Example

(A) The country is run by favours and who you know.

(B) Yeah, it is almost a Banana Republic.

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