IDIOMS

IDIOMS

Saying Madonna has talent would be a far cry from the truth (only remotely related; very different. 2. only remotely related; very different: This treatment is a far cry from that which we received before.

He took a shot in the dark and guessed the correct answer on the test * You can try looking for your key on the beach, but I think it's a shot in the dark * It was a shot in the dark, but the engineers had a hunch that replacing the valve would make the system work (A wild guess or try; an attempt that has little chance of success, dar palos de ciego)

My personal life was fair game. And that's what hurt me * I don't like seeing articles exposing people's private lives, but politicians are fair game for that kind of criticism. Journalists always regard movie stars as fair game. (justified as a target, a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) * My thinking is, if we're setting out to make comedy in which nothing is off limits (not allowed) , then everybody is fair game * There's a difference between fair game and playing games vs playing games (with so): to lie or behave in a way that is not completely honest * We're not playing games when we say we need more help to finish this project * Come on! Stop playing games with me. Let's talk this over; to deceive someone about what you intend to do; to be evasive or deceptive: Quit playing games and tell me what you want. Be evasive or deceptive, as in Don't play games with me-I want an honest answer