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Idiom Origins
ប្រភពដើមនៃសំនួនវោហារស័ព្ទ
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ប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្រ និងសង្គ្រាម
Bite the bullet
Origin: Soldiers in surgery before anesthesia
To bravely endure a painful situation.
ទ្រាំទ្រនឹងការឈឺចាប់ ឬស្ថានភាពលំបាកដោយភាពក្លាហាន
Break the ice
Origin: Breaking ice for ships to pass
To make people feel more comfortable.
ចាប់ផ្តើមការសន្ទនាដើម្បីបំបាត់ភាពអៀនខ្មាស
Turn a blind eye
Origin: Admiral Nelson using his blind eye
To intentionally ignore something wrong.
ធ្វើជាមើលមិនឃើញកំហុស
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កីឡា និងល្បែង
Drop the ball
Origin: Dropping a ball in sports
To make a mistake / fail a responsibility.
ធ្វើខុស ឬខកខានការទទួលខុសត្រូវ
Throw in the towel
Origin: Boxing (surrendering)
To give up or admit defeat.
បោះបង់ការតស៊ូ / ចុះចាញ់
Hit below the belt
Origin: Boxing (an unfair hit)
To say something unfair or cruel.
និយាយ ឬធ្វើអ្វីមួយដែលអយុត្តិធម៌ខ្លាំង
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សត្វ និងធម្មជាតិ
Let the cat out of the bag
Origin: Selling a cat instead of a pig
To reveal a secret by accident.
ទម្លាយអាថ៌កំបាំងដោយអចេតនា
Barking up the wrong tree
Origin: Hunting dogs making a mistake
To pursue a false lead or make a wrong choice.
យល់ខុស ឬតាមដានខុសគោលដៅ
Under the weather
Origin: Sailors hiding below deck
To feel slightly sick.
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"It's raining cats and dogs."
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"It's raining cats and dogs."
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Meaning Match
What does "bite the bullet" mean?
(តើ "bite the bullet" មានន័យដូចម្តេច?)
Origin Match
Where does "throw in the towel" come from?
(តើសំនួនវោហារស័ព្ទ "throw in the towel" មានប្រភពមកពីណា?)
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If someone says "I let the cat out of the bag", they mean...
(ប្រសិនបើនរណាម្នាក់និយាយថា "I let the cat out of the bag" ពួកគេមានន័យថា...)
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He forgot to send the email and completely ___.
(គាត់ភ្លេចផ្ញើអ៊ីមែល ហើយបានធ្វើខុសការទទួលខុសត្រូវទាំងស្រុង។)
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To "turn a blind eye" means to...
(ការប្រើពាក្យ "turn a blind eye" មានន័យថា...)
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Sopheak Pich
Teacher
1 hour ago
Hi Ratha! It comes from the 1870s when cakes were actually given as prizes for winning easy competitions or dances! cake
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Vireak
5 hours ago
Can I translate Khmer idioms directly to English? Like "ស៊ីជម្រៅ" (eat deep)?
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Sopheak Pich
Teacher
4 hours ago
No! Idioms rarely translate perfectly because they rely on culture. "Eat deep" doesn't make sense in English. You have to find the equivalent English phrase, like "in-depth" or "profound". block
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Nita
8 hours ago
Do native speakers really use these every day?
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Sopheak Pich
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7 hours ago
Absolutely! Idioms are deeply built into conversational English. Using them correctly will make you sound much more natural and fluent. record_voice_over
Why do English people say "piece of cake" for something easy?