Idioms List - محاورے

as soon as possible; immediately

Absent Without Official Leave; This is a military term to mean one who deserts his post; it is also used to deem anyone who leaves a situation without notifying anyone

to suddenly change course and go in the opposite direction

a disaster in the making; the warning that trouble is ahead

something done on purpose, under the guise of an accident; a seemingly harmless mistake

a weakness or vulnerability - The Greek god, Achilles, was dipped in the River Styx by his mother to make him stronger; however, the only part of his body not submerged was his heel, which was his weak spot; For thousands of years, this has been a metaphor for weakness

a useful thing to fall back on, in case the course one is pursuing does not work out; This comes from poker; an ace, hidden in one's hand, is often useful to have at the end of the game

the test by which something is determined to be genuine; This comes from the jewel world: jewelers, knowing that nitric acid will melt most metals, like brass, but not gold, put a drop of acid on a metal to see if it is gold or not

the lump in the throat, most prominent in men - This term refers to the Garden of Eden, when a piece of apple (the forbidden fruit) presumably got stuck in the throat of Adam

to make things worse