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ကောင်းသောကံနောက်ကွယ်ရှိသောအရာ

a blessing in disguise an apparent problem that turns out to be good Example: Losing that job turned out to be a blessing in disguise.

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ခဏခဏဖြစ်လေ့မရှိသော

once in a blue moon very rarely Example: I eat fast food only once in a blue moon.

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တွေ့မြင်မှုအိုးမဲ့သည်

break the ice make people feel comfortable, especially strangers Example: Telling a joke is a great way to break the ice.

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လျှို့ဝှက်ချက်ဖော်ပြသည်

let the cat out of the bag reveal a secret accidentally Example: I let the cat out of the bag about his surprise party.

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အတိတ်အစိတ်အပိုင်းတစ်စိတ်

the tip of the iceberg only a small part of a bigger problem Example: The vandalism is just the tip of the iceberg.

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နာမည်အကြောင်းပြောချိန်

speak of the devil the person you're talking about appears Example: Speak of the devil—here comes John now!

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အပြုအမူသည်အရေးကြီးသည်

actions speak louder than words what you do is more important than what you say Example: He promised to help, but actions speak louder than words.

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အတုယူပေးသည်

pull someone's leg joke or tease Example: Are you serious or are you just pulling my leg?

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အခက်ကြုံသည်

in hot water in trouble Example: He found himself in hot water after missing the meeting.

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အလွန်ပျြောရွှင်သည်

over the moon extremely happy Example: I was over the moon when I passed the exam.

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အကွပ်အတည်းရောက်သည်

the ball is in your court it's your decision or turn Example: I've said all I can; now the ball is in your court.

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အကြပ်အတည်းနှစ်ခုကြား

caught between a rock and a hard place in a difficult position with no good option Example: I felt caught between a rock and a hard place.

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အရမ်းပျြောရွှင်သည်

on cloud nine extremely happy Example: She was on cloud nine when she heard the news.