Usually "flogging a dead horse" imagine you are beating the horse trying to get it to move even though it is dead. It means that you are trying to do something that cannot be done.
Means unaccounted for, or on the loose: The killer is still at large.
There is an informal expression: tickle the taste buds. Said of food, it means "taste good." Using the word palate instead of taste buds seems to dress the expression up a bit, but it is still informal.
The expression "Wet behind the ears" alludes to a new born baby which still has wetness behind the ears and implies that the subject is immature or naive. The phrase originated in the USA in the first decade of the twentieth century.
it is a stereotyped expression. Like everything is fair in love and war.Though such expressions are centuries old but still are valid in today's time
Stonewalling means killing time. It's an old expression not often used these days but it still means the same. It means you are setting conditions and refusing to compromise or negotiate.
After fifty years of marriage, she is still the apple of his eye.
That is not an idiom. It means exactly what it seems to mean - the person was sitting as still as an animal in a trap. No hidden meanings.
"Keep up the work" really isn't a common idiom, so I don't have another idiom that means the same. Sometimes you hear "keep up the good work," which means to continue doing a good job, to keep on with the quality you're doing now. However, I still can't think of another idiomatic expression that means the same thing...
We will be there in a few minutes, stop acting like you have ants in your pants!
A vegetable is a plant, so if you are "vegetating," you are just sitting around like a plant.
I was about 8 when I started riding horses and am still hooked.
Still Riding - 2002 TV was released on: USA: 11 September 2002
No he left them :(
You wouldn't see that used as an idiom - perhaps you heard "drink someone under the table," which means to be able to drink enough alcohol that the other person is drunk and you are still standing. If you just hear someone say "under the table," they mean it literally.
Yes Marlon St Julien is still riding. He is currently riding in Vinton Louisiana at Delta Downs where he is 3rd in standings. 2008 Yes Marlon St. Julien is still riding. He is currently riding at Delta Downs in Vinton, Louisiana. In standings he is in 4th, and he is 52 win away from his 2000th win. Feb. 2008 rlon Yes MA
The phrase "two cents" likely originates from the idiomatic expression "putting in my two cents," which means to offer one's opinion or advice, often in a discussion. The "two cents" represents a small amount, suggesting that the speaker's contribution is modest but still valuable. This expression emphasizes the idea that everyone has the right to share their thoughts, regardless of their expertise or status. Its use has become common in informal conversations and discussions.
it has very much functions such as to make our language more colourfull.and the others still secret eah .hehehehe