January
31. First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
30.There is nothing that can stop you from getting to the top of your field -- except yourself.
29.Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't
28.When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself.
27. Success is just the difference between what you are and what you wanted to be.
26.Beware of undertaking too much at the start. Be content with quite a little. Allow for accidents. Allow for human nature, especially your own.
25.In the end , we only regret the chances we didn't take, the relationships we were afraid to have, and the decisions we waited too long to make
24.If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking.
23.There is a great man who makes every man feel small. But the real great man is the man who makes every man feel great.
22.Risk more than others think is safe. Care more than others think is wise. Dream more than others think is practical. Expect more than others think is possible
21.You are only what you are when no one is looking.
20.If we fight, we may not always win, but if we don't fight, we will surely lose
19.When the door of happiness closes, another opens; but often times we look so long at the closed door that we don't see the one which has been opened for us.
18.If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they may have planned for you? Not much.
17. When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world..
16.Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous.
15. Dont bother to be better than your predecessors,contemporaries or successors,just try to be better than yourself.
14.Dont ask life "why me",instead say "try me"!
13.Every king was once a helpless baby & every great structure once a blueprint... It’s not where you are today , but where you’ll reach that counts. So never stop trying!!!
12. Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.
11.The biggest guru-mantra is: Never share your secrets with anybody ! It will destroy you.
10.Start by doing what's necessary, then what's possible and suddenly you will be doing the impossible
9.Don't find love, let love find you. That's why it's called falling in love, because you don't force yourself to fall, you just fall.
8.Great minds compare ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds gossip
7. The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want
6.Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought
5.Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
4. If everything is under control you are just not going fast enough!
3.Let the world know you as you are, not as you think you should be, because sooner or later, if you are posing, you will forget the pose, and then where are you?
2. Many people look forward to the new year for a new start on old habits.
1.You cant do anything about the length of your life, but you can do definitely something about its width and depth.
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Idiom Of The Day
JANUARY
31.Roll with the punches:
If you roll with the punches, you are flexible and able to adapt to difficult circumstances.
30.Quick off the mark:
If someone is quick off the mark, they are very quick to use, start or do something new.
29.Pandora's box:
If you open a Pandora's box, something you do causes all sorts of trouble that you hadn't anticipated.
28.Off the cuff:
If you do something off the cuff, you do it without any preparation.
27.New lease of life:
If someone finds new enthusiasm and energy for something, they have a new lease of life.
26.Make your toes curl:
If something makes your toes curl, it makes you feel very uncomfortable, shocked or embarrassed.
25.Laugh up your sleeve:
If you laugh up your sleeve, you laugh at someone secretly.
24.Keep your nose to the grindstone:
If you keep your nose to the grindstone, you work hard and seriously.
23.Juggle frogs:
If you are juggling frogs, you are trying to do something very difficult.
22.In donkey's years:
'I haven't seen her in donkey's years.' - This means for a very long time.
21.Hang by a thread:
If something hangs by a thread, there is a very small chance indeed of it being successful or surviving.
20.Get in on the ground floor:
If you get in on the ground floor, you enter a project or venture at the start before people know how successful it might be.
19.Fairweather friend:
A fairweather friend is the type who is always there when times are good but forgets about you when things get difficult or problems crop up.
18.Eat my hat:
People say this when they don't believe that something is going to happen e.g. 'If he passes that exam, I'll eat my hat'
17.Dig your heels in:
If you dig your heels in, you start to resist something.
16.Call the tune:
The person who calls the tune makes the important decisions about something.
15.Back to the salt mine:
If someone says they have to go back to the salt mine, they have to return to work.
14.All roads lead to Rome:
This means that there can be many different ways of doing something.
13.Zigged before you zagged:
If you did things in the wrong order, you zigged before you zagged.
12.You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar:
This means that it is easier to persuade people if you use polite arguments and flattery than if you are confrontational.
11.X marks the spot:
This is used to say where something is located or hidden.
10.Waiting in the wings:
If someone is waiting in the wings, or in the wings, they are in the background, but nearby, ready to act on short notice.
9.Vent your spleen
If someone vents their spleen, they release all their anger about something.
8.Uncharted waters:
If you're in uncharted waters, you are in a situation that is unfamiliar to you, that you have no experience of and don't know what might happen. ('Unchartered waters' is an incorrect form that is a common mistake.)
7.Third times a charm:
After no success the first two times, the third try is a lucky one.
6.Pipe Down:
To shut-up or be quiet.
5.On The Same Page:
When multiple people all agree on the same thing.
4.Not Playing With a Full Deck:
Someone who lacks intelligence.
3.Method To My Madness:
Strange or crazy actions that appear meaningless but in the end are done for a good reason.
2.Loose Cannon:
Someone who is unpredictable and can cause damage if not kept in check.
1.Know the Ropes:
To understand the details.
31.Roll with the punches:
If you roll with the punches, you are flexible and able to adapt to difficult circumstances.
30.Quick off the mark:
If someone is quick off the mark, they are very quick to use, start or do something new.
29.Pandora's box:
If you open a Pandora's box, something you do causes all sorts of trouble that you hadn't anticipated.
28.Off the cuff:
If you do something off the cuff, you do it without any preparation.
27.New lease of life:
If someone finds new enthusiasm and energy for something, they have a new lease of life.
26.Make your toes curl:
If something makes your toes curl, it makes you feel very uncomfortable, shocked or embarrassed.
25.Laugh up your sleeve:
If you laugh up your sleeve, you laugh at someone secretly.
24.Keep your nose to the grindstone:
If you keep your nose to the grindstone, you work hard and seriously.
23.Juggle frogs:
If you are juggling frogs, you are trying to do something very difficult.
22.In donkey's years:
'I haven't seen her in donkey's years.' - This means for a very long time.
21.Hang by a thread:
If something hangs by a thread, there is a very small chance indeed of it being successful or surviving.
20.Get in on the ground floor:
If you get in on the ground floor, you enter a project or venture at the start before people know how successful it might be.
19.Fairweather friend:
A fairweather friend is the type who is always there when times are good but forgets about you when things get difficult or problems crop up.
18.Eat my hat:
People say this when they don't believe that something is going to happen e.g. 'If he passes that exam, I'll eat my hat'
17.Dig your heels in:
If you dig your heels in, you start to resist something.
16.Call the tune:
The person who calls the tune makes the important decisions about something.
15.Back to the salt mine:
If someone says they have to go back to the salt mine, they have to return to work.
14.All roads lead to Rome:
This means that there can be many different ways of doing something.
13.Zigged before you zagged:
If you did things in the wrong order, you zigged before you zagged.
12.You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar:
This means that it is easier to persuade people if you use polite arguments and flattery than if you are confrontational.
11.X marks the spot:
This is used to say where something is located or hidden.
10.Waiting in the wings:
If someone is waiting in the wings, or in the wings, they are in the background, but nearby, ready to act on short notice.
9.Vent your spleen
If someone vents their spleen, they release all their anger about something.
8.Uncharted waters:
If you're in uncharted waters, you are in a situation that is unfamiliar to you, that you have no experience of and don't know what might happen. ('Unchartered waters' is an incorrect form that is a common mistake.)
7.Third times a charm:
After no success the first two times, the third try is a lucky one.
6.Pipe Down:
To shut-up or be quiet.
5.On The Same Page:
When multiple people all agree on the same thing.
4.Not Playing With a Full Deck:
Someone who lacks intelligence.
3.Method To My Madness:
Strange or crazy actions that appear meaningless but in the end are done for a good reason.
2.Loose Cannon:
Someone who is unpredictable and can cause damage if not kept in check.
1.Know the Ropes:
To understand the details.
Word Of The Day
JANUARY
31.EFFUSIVE=ef⋅fu⋅sive
[i-fyoo-siv]
–adjective
30.DESCRY=de⋅scry [di-skrahy]
–verb (used with object), -scried, -scry⋅ing.
29.COMPLAISANT=com⋅plai⋅sant [kuh
m-pley-suhnt, -zuhnt, kom-pluh-zant]
–adjective inclined or disposed to please; obliging; agreeable or gracious; compliant: the most complaisant child I've ever met.
28.BUSK=busk [buhsk]
–verb (used without object)
27.ALACRITY=a⋅lac⋅ri⋅ty [uh-lak-ri-tee]
–noun
26.ZEST=zest [zest]
–noun
–verb (used with object)
25.YORE=yore [yawr, yohr]
–noun
–adverb
24.XANTHIPPE=Xan⋅thip⋅pe [zan-tip-ee]
–noun
23.WHEEDLE=whee⋅dle [hweed-l, weed-l]
verb, -dled, -dling. –verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
22.VISAGE=vis⋅age [viz-ij]
–noun
21.UMBRAGE=um⋅brage [uhm-brij]
–noun
20.TRENCHANT=trench⋅ant [tren-chuhnt]
–adjective
19.SUI GENERIS=su⋅i ge⋅ne⋅ris [soo-i ge-ne-ris; Eng. soo-ahy jen-er-is, soo-ee]
Latin. of his, her, its, or their own kind; unique.
18.RUSTICATE=rus⋅ti⋅cate [ruhs-ti-keyt]
verb, -cat⋅ed, -cat⋅ing. –verb (used without object)
–verb (used with object)
17.QUALM=qualm [kwahm, kwawm]
–noun
16.PANDEMIC=pan⋅dem⋅ic [pan-dem-ik]
15.OBEISANCE=o⋅bei⋅sance [oh-bey-suhns, oh-bee-]
–noun
14.NOETIC=no⋅et⋅ic [noh-et-ik]
–adjective
13.MONITION=mo⋅ni⋅tion [muh-nish-uhn, moh-]
–noun
12.LACUNA=la⋅cu⋅na [luh-kyoo-nuh]
–noun, plural -nae [-nee] , -nas.
11.KEN=ken [ken]
noun, verb, kenned or kent, ken⋅ning. –noun
–verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
10.JUNKET=jun⋅ket [juhng-kit]
–noun
–verb (used without object)
–verb (used with object)
9.IGNORAMUS=ig⋅no⋅ra⋅mus [ig-nuh-rey-muhs, -ram-uhs]
–noun, plural -mus⋅es. an extremely ignorant person.
8.HARBINGER=har⋅bin⋅ger [hahr-bin-jer]
–noun
–verb (used with object)
7.GAUCHERIE=gau⋅che⋅rie [goh-shuh-ree; Fr. gohshuh-ree]
–noun, plural -ries [-reez; Fr. -ree]
6.FETID=fet⋅id [fet-id, fee-tid]
–adjective having an offensive odor; stinking.
5.EKE=eke [eek]
–verb (used with object), eked, ek⋅ing.
—Verb phrase
4.DUDGEON=dudg⋅eon [duhj-uhn]
–noun 1. a feeling of offense or resentment; anger: We left in high dudgeon.
2.a kind of wood used esp. for the handles of knives, daggers, etc.(OBSOLETE)
3.CONFLATE=con⋅flate [kuhn-fleyt]
–verb (used with object), -flat⋅ed, -flat⋅ing. to fuse into one entity; merge: to conflate dissenting voices into one protest.
2.BILLET=bil⋅let1 [bil-it]
noun, verb, -let⋅ed, -let⋅ing.
1.APLOMB=a⋅plomb [uh-plom, uh-pluhm]
–noun
31.EFFUSIVE=ef⋅fu⋅sive
[i-fyoo-siv] 
–adjective
| 1. | unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve: effusive greetings; an effusive person. |
| 2. | pouring out; overflowing. |
30.DESCRY=de⋅scry
[di-skrahy] –verb (used with object), -scried, -scry⋅ing.
| 1. | to see (something unclear or distant) by looking carefully; discern; espy: The lookout descried land. |
| 2. | to discover; perceive; detect. |
29.COMPLAISANT=com⋅plai⋅sant
[kuhm-pley-suhnt, -zuhnt, kom-pluh-zant] –adjective inclined or disposed to please; obliging; agreeable or gracious; compliant: the most complaisant child I've ever met.
28.BUSK=busk
[buhsk] –verb (used without object)
| 1. | Chiefly British. to entertain by dancing, singing, or reciting on the street or in a public place. |
| 2. | Canadian. to make a showy or noisy appeal. |
27.ALACRITY=a⋅lac⋅ri⋅ty
[uh-lak-ri-tee] –noun
| 1. | cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness: We accepted the invitation with alacrity. |
| 2. | liveliness; briskness. |
26.ZEST=zest
[zest] –noun
| 1. | keen relish; hearty enjoyment; gusto. |
| 2. | an agreeable or piquant flavor imparted to something. |
| 3. | anything added to impart flavor, enhance one's appreciation, etc. |
| 4. | piquancy; interest; charm. |
| 5. | liveliness or energy; animating spirit. |
| 6. | the peel, esp. the thin outer peel, of a citrus fruit used for flavoring: lemon zest. |
| 7. | to give zest, relish, or piquancy to. |
25.YORE=yore
[yawr, yohr] –noun
| 1. | Chiefly Literary. time past: knights of yore. |
| 2. | Obsolete. of old; long ago. |
24.XANTHIPPE=Xan⋅thip⋅pe
[zan-tip-ee] –noun
| 1. | fl. late 5th century b.c., wife of Socrates. |
| 2. | a scolding or ill-tempered wife; a shrewish woman. |
23.WHEEDLE=whee⋅dle
[hweed-l, weed-l] verb, -dled, -dling. –verb (used with object)
| 1. | to endeavor to influence (a person) by smooth, flattering, or beguiling words or acts: We wheedled him incessantly, but he would not consent. |
| 2. | to persuade (a person) by such words or acts: She wheedled him into going with her. |
| 3. | to obtain (something) by artful persuasions: I wheedled a new car out of my father. |
| 4. | to use beguiling or artful persuasions: I always wheedle if I really need something. |
22.VISAGE=vis⋅age
[viz-ij] –noun
| 1. | the face, usually with reference to shape, features, expression, etc.; countenance. |
| 2. | aspect; appearance. |
21.UMBRAGE=um⋅brage
[uhm-brij] –noun
| 1. | offense; annoyance; displeasure: to feel umbrage at a social snub; to give umbrage to someone; to take umbrage at someone's rudeness. |
| 2. | the slightest indication or vaguest feeling of suspicion, doubt, hostility, or the like. |
| 3. | leaves that afford shade, as the foliage of trees. |
| 4. | shade or shadows, as cast by trees. |
| 5. | a shadowy appearance or semblance of something. |
20.TRENCHANT=trench⋅ant
[tren-chuhnt] –adjective
| 1. | incisive or keen, as language or a person; caustic; cutting: trenchant wit. |
| 2. | vigorous; effective; energetic: a trenchant policy of political reform. |
| 3. | clearly or sharply defined; clear-cut; distinct. |
19.SUI GENERIS=su⋅i ge⋅ne⋅ris
[soo-i ge-ne-ris; Eng. soo-ahy jen-er-is, soo-ee] Latin. of his, her, its, or their own kind; unique.
18.RUSTICATE=rus⋅ti⋅cate
[ruhs-ti-keyt] verb, -cat⋅ed, -cat⋅ing. –verb (used without object)
| 1. | to go to the country. |
| 2. | to stay or sojourn in the country. |
| 3. | to send to or domicile in the country. |
| 4. | to make rustic, as persons or manners. |
| 5. | to finish (a wall surface) so as to produce or suggest rustication. |
| 6. | British. to suspend (a student) from a university as punishment. |
17.QUALM=qualm
[kwahm, kwawm] –noun
| 1. | an uneasy feeling or pang of conscience as to conduct; compunction: He has no qualms about lying. |
| 2. | a sudden feeling of apprehensive uneasiness; misgiving: a sudden qualm about the success of the venture. |
| 3. | a sudden sensation or onset of faintness or illness, esp. of nausea. |
16.PANDEMIC=pan⋅dem⋅ic
[pan-dem-ik] –adjective
–noun
| 1. | (of a disease) prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world; epidemic over a large area. |
| 2. | general; universal: pandemic fear of atomic war. |
| 3. | a pandemic disease. |
15.OBEISANCE=o⋅bei⋅sance
[oh-bey-suhns, oh-bee-] –noun
| 1. | a movement of the body expressing deep respect or deferential courtesy, as before a superior; a bow, curtsy, or other similar gesture. |
| 2. | deference or homage: The nobles gave obeisance to the new king. |
14.NOETIC=no⋅et⋅ic
[noh-et-ik] –adjective
| 1. | of or pertaining to the mind. |
| 2. | originating in or apprehended by the reason. |
13.MONITION=mo⋅ni⋅tion
[muh-nish-uhn, moh-] –noun
| 1. | Literary. admonition or warning. |
| 2. | an official or legal notice. |
| 3. | Law. a court order to a person, esp. one requiring an appearance and answer. |
| 4. | a formal notice from a bishop requiring the amendment of an ecclesiastical offense. |
12.LACUNA=la⋅cu⋅na
[luh-kyoo-nuh] –noun, plural -nae
[-nee] , -nas. | 1. | a gap or missing part, as in a manuscript, series, or logical argument; hiatus. |
| 2. | Anatomy. one of the numerous minute cavities in the substance of bone, supposed to contain nucleate cells. |
| 3. | Botany. an air space in the cellular tissue of plants. |
11.KEN=ken
[ken] noun, verb, kenned or kent, ken⋅ning. –noun
| 1. | knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception: an idea beyond one's ken. |
| 2. | range of sight or vision. |
| 3. | Chiefly Scot.
|
| 4. | Scots Law. to acknowledge as heir; recognize by a judicial act. |
| 5. | Archaic. to see; descry; recognize. |
| 6. | British Dialect Archaic.
|
| 7. | British Dialect.
|
10.JUNKET=jun⋅ket
[juhng-kit] –noun
| 1. | a sweet, custardlike food of flavored milk curdled with rennet. |
| 2. | a pleasure excursion, as a picnic or outing. |
| 3. | a trip, as by an official or legislative committee, paid out of public funds and ostensibly to obtain information. |
| 4. | to go on a junket. |
| 5. | to entertain; feast; regale. |
9.IGNORAMUS=ig⋅no⋅ra⋅mus
[ig-nuh-rey-muhs, -ram-uhs] –noun, plural -mus⋅es. an extremely ignorant person.
8.HARBINGER=har⋅bin⋅ger
[hahr-bin-jer] –noun
| 1. | a person who goes ahead and makes known the approach of another; herald. |
| 2. | anything that foreshadows a future event; omen; sign: Frost is a harbinger of winter. |
| 3. | a person sent in advance of troops, a royal train, etc., to provide or secure lodgings and other accommodations. |
| 4. | to act as harbinger to; herald the coming of. |
7.GAUCHERIE=gau⋅che⋅rie
[goh-shuh-ree; Fr. gohshuh-ree] –noun, plural -ries
[-reez; Fr. -ree] | 1. | lack of social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkwardness; crudeness; tactlessness. |
| 2. | an act, movement, etc., that is socially graceless, awkward, or tactless. |
6.FETID=fet⋅id
[fet-id, fee-tid] –adjective having an offensive odor; stinking.
5.EKE=eke
[eek] –verb (used with object), eked, ek⋅ing.
| 1. | to increase; enlarge; lengthen. |
| 2. | eke out,
|
4.DUDGEON=dudg⋅eon
[duhj-uhn] –noun 1. a feeling of offense or resentment; anger: We left in high dudgeon.
2.a kind of wood used esp. for the handles of knives, daggers, etc.(OBSOLETE)
3.CONFLATE=con⋅flate
[kuhn-fleyt] –verb (used with object), -flat⋅ed, -flat⋅ing. to fuse into one entity; merge: to conflate dissenting voices into one protest.
2.BILLET=bil⋅let1
[bil-it] noun, verb, -let⋅ed, -let⋅ing.
–noun
–verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
| 1. | lodging for a soldier, student, etc., as in a private home or nonmilitary public building. |
| 2. | Military. an official order, written or verbal, directing the person to whom it is addressed to provide such lodging. |
| 3. | a place assigned, as a bunk, berth, or the like, to a member of a ship's crew. |
| 4. | job; position; appointment. |
| 5. | Archaic. a written note, short letter, or the like. |
| 6. | Military. to direct (a soldier) by ticket, note, or verbal order, where to lodge. |
| 7. | to provide lodging for; quarter: We arranged with the townspeople to billet the students. |
| 8. | to obtain lodging; stay: They billeted in youth hostels. |
1.APLOMB=a⋅plomb
[uh-plom, uh-pluhm] –noun
| 1. | imperturbable self-possession, poise, or assurance. Self-confident assurance; poise |
| 2. | the perpendicular, or vertical, position. |
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