Idioms from KeralaA Story by anandbose It's a description of some Idioms from Kerala Tried all 18
tricks Tried all 18
tricks is a popular Malayalam Idiom means you have failed to something or
accomplish something. When I was
repairing the machine I had to try all 18 tricks. Eat the
Appam: don’t count the holes in it. Appam is a
rice cake eaten in the State of Kerala with chicken or mutton curry. As an
Idiom it means accept something without raising objections. When I was buying a
second-hand car the dealer said to me eat the Appam: don’t count the holes in
it The Rose in
your garden doesn’t smell The Rose in
your garden doesn’t smell is a popular idiom in Malayalam which means you are
not satisfied with your life and surroundings and you want to seek greener
pastures elsewhere. If the Rose in your garden does not smell, seek a new
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Added on March 15, 2019 Last Updated on March 15, 2019 Tags: Idioms, Kerala, Tried all 18 tricks, Eat the Apppam don't count the h, The Rose in your garden does not Author
anandbosePathnamtitta , Kurianoor, IndiaAboutThere's a joke about me that when I was baptized I pissed on the cassock of the priest and my tryst with iconoclasm being then I am a Hellenic Philistine, an Existential Nihilist, a staunch Epicurea.. more..Writing
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