idioms

IDIOMS:

IDIOMS

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GET THE WRONG SİDE OF STİCK BREAK THE BACK OF SOMETHİNG GO OFF ON A TANGENT D’OH

GET THE WRONG SİDE OF STİCK:

GET THE WRONG SİDE OF STİCK to not understand a situation correctly I studied another subject …I got the wrong side of stick when Mr . Hatipoğlu gave us a homework … Her friend saw us arrive at the party together and got hold of the wrong end of the stick . I said how nice he was and Julie got the wrong end of the stick and thought I wanted to go out with him .

ORİGİN OF THE IDIOM:

ORİGİN OF THE IDIOM I agree it's ' you got the short end of the stick '. I believe an example of the origin would be when carrying a heavy load between two people , like a bucket , inserting a stick under the handle allows both to carry it. If one has a lesser amount of the stick on their side , their load is heavier , hence the ' short end of the stick ' means you have an unfair situation . It's quite disgusting , imagine Romans, communal toilets , no toilet paper , just a stick with a sponge on one end . A neighbour asks you to pass the stick . It originated in the 1400s as " worse end of the staff " and changed to the current wording only in the late 1800s.

break the back of something :

break the back of something to end the domination of something ; to reduce the power of something . The government has worked for years to break the back of organized crime . This new medicine should break the back of the epidemic Exams break theback of students . The government has worked for years to break the back of organized crime. This new medicine should break the back of the epidemic The government has worked for years to break the back of organized crime. This new medicine should break the back of the epidemic

to defeat an enemy or to deal with an unpleasant situation :

to defeat an enemy or to deal with an unpleasant situation There is evidence that government troops have broken the back of the resistance . top destroy something Police are hoping they can break the back of these gangs . Experts say we will have to live in a state of high alert until we break the back of terrorism .

(british) to complete the worst or biggest part of the job :

( british ) to complete the worst or biggest part of the job We managed to break the back of the building work before the weather changed .

asiantribune.com:

asiantribune .com Kandahar operation will not break the back of Taliban Kandahar is the likely arena for what is being billed as the decisive clash between NATO forces and the Taliban in Afghanistan this summer, with the high-profile operation in Helmand province just a preparation for the showdown to come. NATO officials said the focus of international forces would shift from Helmand to Kandahar which, with a population of more than a million, is the big prize for the Taliban and the coalition.

THE LAST STRAW WHİCH BREAK THE BACK OF CAMEL :

THE LAST STRAW WHİCH BREAK THE BACK OF CAMEL This idiom good example for our idiom

THE LAST DROP…:

THE LAST DROP… there is a limit to everyone's endurance , or everyone has his breaking point .

D’ OH:

D’ OH D'oh ! is an expression that says ' Damn ! I'm stupid ', or 'Oh, not again !' - the kind of thing you might say when you realise you've done something silly . And Turks say ‘’tüh’’ in the same meaning … for instance : when we miss the bus we say ‘’tüh!’’

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Tüh!

go off on a tangent:

go off on a tangent to pursue a somewhat related or irrelevant course while neglecting the main subject. Don't go off on a tangent . Stick to your job. Just as we started talking, Henry went off on a tangent about the high cost of living. We were talking about property prices and you went off on a tangent When Mr . Hatipoğlu asked my mark after exam …I tried to go off on a tanget but it is imposible .