Learn Some New Idioms and Phrases.
Above my level of understanding; beyond my ability to grasp; more than I can comprehend; beyond my knowledge. “I could never understand the physics behind pressure points causing geological rifts on the sea-bed at the point where continental plates meet. It’s a bit beyond my ken.” “The justification for Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle is a bit beyond my ken.” “It is beyond my ken why and how a whole galaxy can be sucked together and disappear into a black hole.” *
One thing that cannot be compared to another because it is so dissimilar; easy to distinguish, as being different;; another thing altogether. “You cannot compare ambition to greed. Greed is a horse of a different color.” “Nixon as compared to Johnson was a horse of a different color.” “Lust is not love; it’s another thing altogether. It’s a horse of a different color.” *
A lot of lies; hogwash, bullshit, bunkum; nonsense; garbage. “I don’t believe a word you say. You are talking a lot of baloney.” “Don’t give me that baloney. Stop talking garbage and tell me the truth.” “Don’t be fooled by anything he says, it’s a lot of baloney.” *
Clumsy; always dropping things. “Things are always slipping out of my hands and falling to the ground. I’m all fingers and thumbs.” “The nurse has to give me my medicine. I usually drop the tablets if I try to handle them by myself. I’m all fingers and thumbs, you know.” “I have poor manual dexterity. I’m all fingers and thumbs.”
Following along the same path in life that everybody else takes. “I don’t want to follow along the beaten track. I want to do something different.” “Sometimes, it is better to follow along the beaten track, and do the same things everybody else does, rather than stray off and find yourself lost and alone.” “If you play it safe and follow along the beaten track, you’re unlikely to be faced with risk or attack.” *
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