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Sampath Raj Rao

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Jan 27, 2015, 8:16:45 AM1/27/15
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all hat and no cattle
(meaning):
Describing someone who is full of big talk but lacking
action, power, or substance;
(eg):
> We expect our president to be effective in his job, not a person who is all hat and no cattle.
> He is just all hat and no cattle.

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S.Sampath Raj Rao,
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Sampath Raj Rao

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Jan 29, 2015, 8:05:21 AM1/29/15
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Hi Friends,
Here is the idiom of the day...


a fish out of water
(meaning): In a strange situation.
eg:
> He is now a fish out of water.
> He is perplexed to do anything as he is a fish out of water.

Sampath Raj Rao

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Feb 3, 2015, 7:55:36 AM2/3/15
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Hi Friends,
Here's today's idiom...


ahead of one's time
(meaning):
in advance of concurrent commonly accepted ideas; showing
characteristics of changes yet to be; present in one's work before
later advances in the field.
(eg):
>
With his new scientific discoveries, he was ahead of his time.
> With his new progressive ideas he was ahead of his time.
> His plans were ahead of his time.
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