A blessing in disguise
- A good thing that seemed to be bad at first
- Getting transferred to Solan for indeed a blessing in disguise
A dime a dozen
- Something common; of low value
- Good guitar players are a dime a dozen in spain but it’s much harder to find a good singer
Better late than never
- Better to arrive late than not to come at all
- I’m sorry I’m late to the party. But better late than never, right?
Call it a day
- Stop working on something
- We finally called it a day at 10:30 PM after working on the report for over 12 hours
Easy does it
- Slow down
- Be careful, you might get hurt, easy does it
Get out of hand
- Get out of control
- Vishwanath got out of hand when he started his college
Give someone the benefit of doubt
- Trust what someone says
- Give the benefit of the doubt’ means to believe someone’s statement, without proof
- Let’s give our son the benefit of the doubt this time
Miss the boat
- Someone missed his or her chance
- The flight tickets were less expensive a week ago but we missed the boat
It’s not rocket science
- It’s not complicated
- It’s not rocket science to know that you need to respect your seniors
Under the weather
- Sick
- I couldn’t make it to the office today as I was under the weather
Your guess is as good as mine
- I have no idea
- How old is she? Your guess is as good as mine
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