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CONGRATULATIONS,
NURIKZHAN, you are the WINNER!
Thank you, all of those who submitted entries.
http://www.eslprintables.com/forum/topic.asp?id=31054
What does
the expression: �Heads or Tails� mean?
Who would
you use it?
Where?
When?
Why?
How?
The
expression, �Heads or Tails?� decides who wins and who loses, (or decides who
goes first, and who goes second), in the order of play between two persons or
teams, at the beginning of a game, competition, dispute, etc.
A coin is thrown
into the air, spinning round and round. One side of the coin is the �Head�,
(in the UK, the head of Queen Elizabeth). The other side is the �Tail�.
While the
coin is spinning, the question is asked: �Heads or Tails?� One of the contestants answers, for
example, �Head�. If the coin
lands with the �Head� showing upwards, that contestant wins, or goes first. If
the coin lands with the �Tail� showing upwards, that
contestant loses, or goes second.
What does: �I
can�t make Head nor Tail of it!� mean?
It means
that you are completely baffled, puzzled, and unable to understand something.
There are numerous
other similar idiomatic expressions, including: �Heads you win, tails I lose!�
This refers
to an unequal contest, in which �I� have no chance. �You� will always win and �I� will always
lose.
Over to
you, Nurikzhan. Congratulations.
All the
Best!
Les
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