What are some interesting English idioms and their meanings?
American: #1 Denial ain't just a river in Egypt - Mark TwainThe Nile is a river in Egypt, it exists, just like "denial". It is used to highlight the obvious point that someone refuses to see the obvious to protect themselves. #2 Gild the lilyTo apply a thin cover of gold on lily. To over embellish. #3 Paddle your own canoeBe independent and write your own fate. #4 As happy as a clamBe happy and satisfied. #5 All hat and no cattleA fake. All show but no substance. 6# Going to hell in a handbasketheaded for disaster with no chance of escape. 7# Up sheet creek without a paddleIn a tough or awkward situation with little support from others.Australian: 1# Full as a centipede's sock drawer very full, generally used after having a heavy meal. 2# Happy as a bastard on Father's DayJust the opposite of happy. 3# I'm as dry as a pommies bath matVery thirsty. Pommie is a derogatory term for a British person.#4 Face like a dropped pieUgly.# 5 Two-pot screamersomeone who can't hold their drink. Pot is equal to half a pint.
What are some mind-blowing facts about cricket?
"Saurav's greatest strength is his mind.He is hard working not only in the nets but also mentally.He bounces back." -Sachin Tendulkar"When you see an Indian side with Ganguly in the line-up ,you know it is game on.You don't have to like or dislike him.You have to respect him." -Steve Waugh"Saurav's best quality is that he has the ability to remain unperturbed even when he faces severe criticism" -Javagal SrinathIndia currently is doing an excellent job wining all the matches from the group stage even after failing to perform in the test series against the Aussies and then again in the tri-series with Australia and England earlier this year.This reminds me of 2003 world cup.After suffering a huge defeat against black caps(New Zealand) earlier 2003 (2-0 in tests and 5-2 in ODIs) , India swiftly made it's way into the finals.Unfortunately India lost the final but what were the key factors that lead this young brigade comprising of Harbhajan, Zaheer Khan,Yuvraj Singh , Mohammad Kaif hardly in their early twenties to achieve such a mammoth task.Well there were many factors like introducing Sachin-Sehwag as an opening pair, team huddles etc.My favorite above all was calling Srinath back from his retirement!!!Srinath announced his retirement after a test match against West Indies in June,2002.But after looking at inexperience Indian bowling had at that time and that too before the world cup in the coming year,Ganguly requested Srinath to join the squad for India's tour of New Zealand. As a result Srinath took 18 wickets in ODI series even though India suffered 5-2 loss.But his form didn't stop here, he ultimately went on to add further 16 wickets in this tally in the world cup which played a key role in India's road to finals. His key performance were 35/4 against Sri Lanka in super six and then giving off only 11 runs in 7 overs with an economy of 1.57 against Kenya in the semi finals.But at last this was not possible without the vision of SAURAV GANGULY. 4 OUT OF 5 EARLY WICKETS WERE TAKEN BY SRINATH ITSELF (Atappattu , Mubarak , Arvinda de Silva & Jayasuriya) DADA(Saurav Ganguly) with his team :)
I need an Idea for a casino game for my statistics class?
Do you have to invent a game from scratch? Try this. You need a deck of cards. Aces are low and count as 1. Jacks, Queens, and Kings, count for 10. All other cards count at face value. The dealer is dealt two cards. Each player is dealt two cards. The dealer turns over his cards and the sum is computed. The players turn over their cards and their sums are computed. If a player has a higher sum than the dealer, then the player wins even money. If they both have the same tally then it is a push and no one wins. If the player has a lower count vs. the dealer, then the player can draw a third card only if his count is 5 points or lower vs. the dealers. If the dealer has a count of 20, then the player can only draw a third card if his or her count is 15 or lower. If the player's third card produces a higher count, then the player wins even money. If the counts match then it is a push and nobody wins or loses. You can compute how many times the players beat the dealer out right without taking a third card. You can compute how many times the dealer shuts out the player due to a higher count that can't be overcome with a third card. You can compute how many times the dealer beats the player with two cards because the difference in the count is less than 5. You can compute the number of times the dealer or player wins when a third card is drawn by the player. You can compute the number of time both dealer and player have the same tally and push. I hope this helps an good luck giving this game a name.