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*Fruit Idioms*...

ðŸ”ī A plum job = a very good job ðŸ…ū John got a plum job at an insurance company. ðŸ”ĩ Go pear-shaped = to fail or to be unsuccessful ðŸ…ū Our movie plans went pear-shaped. ðŸ”ī Peach = a person who is beautiful, helpful: a very nice person. ðŸ…ū Mario is such a peach; he always helps us with work. ðŸ”ĩ Lemon = a product that does not work properly ðŸ…ū That car dealer, he sold me a lemon. ðŸ”ī Apples and oranges = to be different from each other ðŸ…ū Though they are twins, they are like apples and oranges. ðŸ”ĩ Not give a fig = to not feel interested in something ðŸ…ū I don’t give a fig about politics, it is so boring. ðŸ”ī A bite at the cherry = an opportunity to achieve something ðŸ…ū That promotion was your last bite at the cherry. ðŸ”ī Go bananas = to become very angry, crazy or annoyed ðŸ…ū I go bananas when I lose any game. ðŸ”ĩ The apple of your eye = the person you are very fond of  ðŸ…ū My baby sister is the apple of my eye.

Names of 15 Food items of Gujarati in English

āŠ­āŠœીāŠŊાં āŠļāŠđિāŠĪāŠĻા āŠ† āŦ§āŦŦ āŠŦૂāŠĄ āŠ•ે āŠœેāŠĻાં āŠ…ંāŠ—્āŠ°ેāŠœી āŠĻાāŠŪો āŠŽāŠđુ āŠ“āŠ›ાંāŠĻે āŠ–āŠŽāŠ° āŠ›ે!āŠĩાંāŠšો āŠ† āŠ°ોāŠšāŠ• āŠĻાāŠŪો āŠĩિāŠķે 1.āŠšીāŠ•ૂ – Sapodilla (āŠļેāŠŠોāŠĄિāŠēા) 2.āŠĩāŠ°િāŠŊાāŠģી – Fennel Seeds (āŠŦેāŠĻāŠē āŠļીāŠĄ્āŠļ) 3.āŠĶૂāŠ§ી – Bottle Gourd (āŠŽોāŠŸāŠē āŠ—ોāŠ°્āŠĄ) 4.āŠđિંāŠ— – Asafoetida (āŠ†āŠļāŠŦોāŠ‡āŠŸીāŠĄા) 5.āŠ†āŠŪāŠģાં – Gooseberry (āŠ—ૂāŠļāŠŽેāŠ°ી) 6.āŠļાāŠŽુāŠĶાāŠĢા – Tapioca Sago (āŠŸેāŠŠીāŠ“āŠ•ા āŠļાāŠ—ો) 7.āŠ…āŠœāŠŪો – Carom Seeds (āŠ•ેāŠ°ોāŠŪ āŠļીāŠĄ્āŠļ) 8.āŠļીāŠĪાāŠŦāŠģ – Custard Apple (āŠ•āŠļ્āŠŸāŠ°્āŠĄ āŠāŠŠāŠē) 9.āŠ…āŠ°āŠŽી – Colocasia Roots (āŠ•ોāŠēોāŠ•ેāŠļીāŠ† āŠ°ુāŠŸ્āŠļ) 10.āŠŸીંāŠĄાં – Apple Gourd (āŠāŠŠāŠē āŠ—ોāŠ°્āŠĄ) 11.āŠŪāŠ–ાāŠĢા – Fox Nuts (āŠŦોāŠ•્āŠļ āŠĻāŠŸ્āŠļ) 12.āŠŸીંāŠĄોāŠ°ાં – Pointed Gourd (āŠŠોāŠ‡āŠĻ્āŠŸેāŠĄ āŠ—ોāŠ°્āŠĄ) 13.āŠŪેāŠĨી – Fenugreek (āŠŦેāŠĻ્āŠŊુāŠ—્āŠ°ીāŠ•) 14.āŠĪૂāŠ°ીāŠŊાં – Ridge Gourd (āŠ°ીāŠœ āŠ—ોāŠ°્āŠĄ) 15.āŠ­āŠœીāŠŊાં – Fritters (āŠŦ્āŠ°િāŠŸāŠ°્āŠļ) āŠ…ંāŠ—્āŠ°ેāŠœી āŠĻાāŠŪો āŠĨોāŠĄી āŠ°āŠŪૂāŠœ āŠŠેāŠĶાં āŠ•āŠ°ે āŠĪેāŠĩાં āŠŠāŠĢ āŠēાāŠ—ે āŠ›ે āŠĻે!!āŠ† āŠŠોāŠļ્āŠŸ āŠŠāŠļંāŠĶ āŠŠāŠĄી āŠđોāŠŊ āŠĪો āŠ†āŠŠāŠĻા āŠŪિāŠĪ્āŠ°ોāŠĻે āŠŠāŠĢ āŠķેāŠ° āŠ•āŠ°āŠœો āŠœેāŠĨી āŠĪેāŠŪāŠĻા āŠœ્āŠžાāŠĻāŠŪાં āŠŠāŠĢ āŠĩāŠ§ાāŠ°ો āŠĨાāŠŊ.

Stop saying "Very" ...

Improve your Vocabulary: Stop saying VERY too often in speech or while drafting a letter!!!! Very accurate —> Exact Very afraid —> Fearful Very angry —> Furious Very bad —> Awful Very beautiful —> Gorgeous Very big —> Massive Very boring —> Dull Very bright —> Luminous Very busy —> Swamped Very calm —> Serene Very careful —> Cautious Very cheap —> Stingy Very clean —> Spotless Very clear —> Obvious Very cold —> Freezing Very colorful —> Vibrant Very confused —> Perplexed Very creative —> Innovative Very crowded —> Bustling.  Very clever —> Intelligent Very cute —> Adorable Very dear —> Cherished Very deep —> Profound Very dirty —> Filthy Very dull —> Tedious Very difficult —> Arduous Very dry —> Arid Very eager —> Keen Very easy —> Effortless Very evil —> Wicked Very empty —> Desolate Very excited —> Thrilled Very exciting —> Exhilarating Very expen...