This idiom means that all punishment should be equal to the harm caused. Like, say, if you steal and eat someone's cake, the punishment should be to buy them a cake. The phrase is often used to describe revenge or retribution.
2. Think Box
Answer: Think out of the box
Think out of the box (or think outside of the box, or think outside the box) means to approach problems unconventionally, creatively, and from a fresh perspective. It means to go beyond standard methods and assumptions when solving problems.
Here's an example: If you have three apples, and you take away two, how many do you have now?
Ans: Three! You have three, take away two, and you have all three, since you are the one who took away two.
3. CloHeaduds
Answer: Head in the clouds
Like "all ears", this one also dates back to the 1600s. This one, though, is not a compliment. It is meant to describe someone who is absent-minded and daydreams a lot.
4. Cycle cycle cycle
Answer: Tricycle
Since there are three cycles, it's tricycle!
You have probably used a tricycle before, then a bicycle. Besides those two, there are also unicycles!
5. Hea____rt
Answer: Heartbreak
Heartbreak means to suffer intense sadness, grief, or emotional pain. It is usually caused by loss, disappointment, or the end of a relationship. The word heartbreak was used instead of sadness, or similar words, because the pain you suffer from the emotional pain or grief is so bad it feels like your heart is breaking.
6. Roads
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d
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Answer: Cross roads
This one isn't an idiom. Crossroads means a place where two or more roads meet. It could also mean a point of decision or change in life. Cross roads means to walk across roads.
7. Head
Heels
Answer: Head over heels
It means to be completely in love or totally enamored with someone or something. In the 18th century, it described being actually upside down, like in a somersault. The meaning was changed in the 19th century to the phrase's present meaning.
8. W
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t
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r
Answer: Waterfall
Both mean the same thing, except the second one means more than one waterfall.
Fun facts about waterfalls:
1. The world's tallest waterfall is the Angel Falls at 979 meters tall.
2. Victoria Falls is considered the overall largest waterfall in the world.
3. Niagara Falls is one of the world's most powerful waterfalls.
9. Lines
Reading
Lines
Answer: Reading in between the lines
The literal meaning is to read something that isn't directly written on the page. The figurative meaning is to understand the hidden meaning, implication, or subtext behind words or actions. One example is: "She did a decent job." It means that it was okay, but not great.
10. Your Rop*e*
Answer: At the end of your rope
This idiom means that you have lost your patience, energy, or resources left to deal with a problem. Like how you're at the end of the rope, and have no more left. If you say "I'm at the end of my rope!" to someone, chances are you are mad and exasperated at them.
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