NO LOVE LOST (LITTLE LOVE LOST) & IN THE PINK:
From Sampath’s Desk:
NO LOVE LOST (LITTLE LOVE LOST)
and IN THE PINK:
NO LOVE LOST:
Meaning:
If you say that there is no love
lost between two people or groups, or there is little love lost between them,
you mean that they don't like each other anymore – two people who are
not in good books of each other
Example sentences:
Now there is NO LOVE LOST between
once two close friends.
‘X’ and ‘Y’, once thick friends, of
late don’t even exchange customary pleasantries whenever they meet at some common
functions or parties, as there is NO LOVE LOST between them.
I am aware that there is NO LOVE
LOST between you and your cousin.
There is NO LOVE LOST between the
Presidents of those two neighbouring countries, as both have border disputes and other contentious issues remaining unsettled.
There is LITTLE LOVE LOST
between ‘A’ and ‘B’ and hence the usual opera is no longer considered by them as
their rendezvous.
They were great friends when they
were younger, but, for some reasons, there IS LITTLE LOVE LOST between them
now.
IN THE PINK:
Meaning:
In extremely good health and
spirits – in a peak of robust health or in an optimal and satisfactory physical state – an expression that describes the state of well-being, or a positive
financial position – signifies that there is a reason to be optimistic
Example sentences:
I was pleased to see my friend, who was not in good health earlier, now IN THE PINK.
After getting over her illness,
the now healthy woman appears IN THE PINK.
It took a few weeks of bed-rest after medical treatment for her illness; she is IN THE PINK of health now.
Thank God, it is good to see you
now IN THE PINK again, Mr. John. You looked like death last time I saw you!
He has recovered completely from his
surgery and has been IN THE PINK ever since.
She is now lively and active and
IN THE PINK of hale and healthy condition.
Proverb:
நேயமே நிற்கும்.
Love alone will abide.
(R.SAMPATH)
21/12/2020
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