Shama  +  231231 Thu, 01 Jun 06 05:38 AM Use the following in your own sentences to bring out their meaning: Letter perfect Throw someone for a loop Take someone to the cleaners Wear the pants in the family Thanks in advance Shama Joined on Sat, Jan 7 2006 pakistan New Member 12 shama

	Mike in Japan  +  231235 Thu, 01 Jun 06 05:49 AM Would you like to have a try first, Shama? Mike in Japan Joined on Tue, Aug 19 2003 Senior Member 4,370 I do like to be beside the seaside

	Clive  +  231236 Thu, 01 Jun 06 05:50 AM Hi Shama, I feel a bit like you are just posting your homework here, and asking us to do it for you. Have you searched for these via google? Can you try to write some sentences yourself, so that we can then help you by commenting on your efforts? Best wishes, Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,575 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo

	Marius Hancu  +  231237 Thu, 01 Jun 06 05:52 AM Search with "Letter perfect" idiom or "Letter perfect" dictionary at Yahoo and you will find relevant dictionary pages or idiom pages For the other two (cleaners, loop), search the site I gave you, they're there: http://www.answers.com/library/Idioms with cleaners or loop Marius Hancu Joined on Wed, Apr 26 2006 Veteran Member 11,673 Idioms

	Shama  +  231253 Thu, 01 Jun 06 06:57 AM Thank you Marius Hancu okay guys..me posting the idiomlz check...it..thanks wear the pants: Exercise controlling authority in a household, as in Grandma wears the pants at our house. wear the pants/wear the pants in the family have the same meanings? Shama Idioms

	Marius Hancu  +  231410 Thu, 01 Jun 06 12:25 PM  Shama wrote: wear the pants: Exercise controlling authority in a household, as in Grandma wears the pants at our house. wear the pants/wear the pants in the family have the same meanings? I think so: who's controlling/dominating the family. Marius Hancu

	Clive  +  231431 Thu, 01 Jun 06 02:16 PM Hi Shama, You're right about 'wears the pants', but I have one small comment. In my experience, it's usually used more in the context of husband and wife, of man and woman, than of the larger family. Mary wears the pants in her family means, in effect, that her husband does not. Best wishes, Clive Clive