Laugh and Learn

Know your idioms:

1. A whale of a time 

Meaning: If you have a whale of a time, you have a great time and really enjoy yourself.

Example: I went to a karaoke club with my friends last night and we had a whale of a time. It was great!

2. Je ne sais quoi

Meaning: Generally speaking, can be used if you're feeling particularly suave to give an explanation of something of a certain unknown or indescribable quality.

Example:  The place has a certain je ne sais quoi that really attracts me.

3. Keep fingers crossed

Meaning:  To keep your fingers crossed is used in different situations where you are wishing someone luck.This can be used when you are wishing good luck for yourself or for someone else. Don't forget that this idiom uses the plural "fingers," not the singular "finger."

Example:  I'm doing my driving test tomorrow.Keep your fingers crossed for me!

4. Last but not least

Meaning:  When introducing a number of people, this expression is used to assure the audience that the last person mentioned is no less important than those previously named.

Example:  And now, last but not least, here is the final candidate.

5. Get on one's nerves

Meaning: When someone's being annoying and you're wishing they'd stop.

Example:  Hey! Tell your dog to leave me alone! He keeps sniffing me and it’s getting on my nerves.”

Laugh out loud: This is the age of seasonal jokes.This is haleem season so social media is abuzz with haleem jokes. Besides enjoying this majestic dish you can ‘laugh over it’ too. Here are a few (in case you missed):

Tongue Twisters:

Kitty caught the kitten in the kitchen Sheena leads, Sheila needs. Four furious friends fought for the phone.
Gobbling gorgoyles gobbled gobbling goblins.
The sixth sick Sheik's sixth sheep is sick

Riddles

1. When does an Indian Potato changes its nationality ?
2. Why is 6 so much afraid of 7?
3. Why are televisions attracted to people ?
4. If it took twelve men eighteen hours to build a wall, how long would it take nine men to build it?
5. What does an Island and the letter T have in common ?

Answers

1. When it becomes French fries
2. Because seven was hungry and 'seven ate nine' (7, 8, 9).
3. Because people turn them on!
4. No time at all it is already built
5. They're both in the middle of wa'T'er.