Thursday, 13 October 2011

1 st Vocabulary Entry

1. A HOT POTATO A hot issue that people are talking about
Example 1: ~Drug abuse is become a hot potato around the world as many people are considered it as well-known disease especially among teenagers.
Example 2: ~Nowadays a hot potato issues are always related with the misused of responsibilities among the politician to gain their support from peoples.

2. A MAN OF SENSE
Someonewho has a good heart. 
Example 1: ~Ahmad is a man of sense because he always donate his property and money to orphanage and disable people who need it.
Example 2:     
~It is more valuable to be a man of sense which desired to help people and perform the best role model to the society.

3. ADD INSULT TO INJURY
 Make a bad situation even worst
Example 1:
~Youngsters are under great pressure and strain in their knowledge and careers fields and thus add insult to injury as their parents expect them to have excellent grades in examinations and tests.
Example 2:
~Teenagers with great pressure always look for the short-cut solution and found drugs is the best one without knowing it is add insult to injury as they may become addicted and hard to get rid from it.

4. AROUND THE CLOCK
All day all night
Example 1:
~Lily does not eat around the clock as long as her mother did not came back after missing since yesterday.
Example 2:
~Emma cannot sleep around the clock as she still trauma and shock after the accident.

5.CAN'T GET A WORD IN EDGEWAYS
Have no chance to say anything.
Example 1:
~After proven that Ramli was guilty, he has can’t get a word in edgeways to defends himself.
Example 2:
~The objector in debate competition can’t get a word in edgeways to protest the statement of supporter.

6. COST AN ARM AND LEG
Extremely expensive.
Example 1:
~The dinner dress that made from New Jersey cost an arm and leg with RM 9999.00.
Example 2:
~The new Mazda collection cars are cost an arm and leg for each and only a millionaire and richest people can have it.

7. DAVY JONE'S LOCKER
Very deep in the sea At the bottom of the sea.
Example 1:
~The scientist are made their attempt to explore the living things and organisms in Davy Jone’s locker.
Example 2:
~In the Pirates of Caribbean 2 captain Sparrow was not dead after eaten by the Cracken but was lock in Davy Jone’s locker.

8. DIFFERENT STROKES FOR DIFFERENT FOLKS
   Everyone has different interest and tastes.
Example 1:
~Prime minister is always taught to respect others even there are different religion, culture and different strokes for different folks to perform 1 Malaysia nation.
Example 2:
~The variety of different strokes for different folks of society ensures the continuity and establishment of new market of food court.

9. JEKYLL AND HYDE
Describe person who has totally two different characters.
Example 1:
 ~‘Bawang putih and bawang merah’ absolutely such Jekyll and Hyde characters with two different personalities of good and bad.
Example 2:
 ~Although Max and William are twin brothers but they exactly such Jekyll and Hyde. Max is a good and kind compare to William that naughty and bad.

10. MEMORY LIKE ELEPHANT
Very good memory
Example 1:
~Kindergarten is such a memory like elephant where we start to learn so much newest things and observed changes on surrounding.
Example 2:
 ~My unforgotten memory like elephant is that when I start learn to swim and the teacher is my father himself.     

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