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Idioms with names of Cities & Towns

Hi guys❗ Do you know idioms with the name of cities or towns

In case you don't. I challenge you to guess the meaning of idioms mentioned in the following conversations, could you guess what each one means

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Sarah: I wish to learn 🇯🇵. Which way is better, learning it in a institute or learning online
Diego: It depens on you. Both are good options. All roads lead to Rome

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Olly : Resigning from my job for working in that company was a Himalayan blunder
Rose: Why 
Olly : I don't have enough ⏳ for studying.

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Tiffany: I set 👆 a cafe a couple of months ago, but it hasn't taken off.
Phillip : Be patient. Rome wasn't built in a day.

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Charlie: How was your holidays
James  : I met my Waterloo.
Charlie: Why
James  : I try to 🏄.

Did you guess the meanings of these idioms❓ Well; if you are 😕, don't 😟. Let's see their meanings 😉.

'Rome wasn't built in a day'
it takes time to do an
important thing so you should
not expect to succeed immediately.

'a Himalayan blunder'
a terrible mistake.

'all roads lead to Rome'
there are many different ways of
achieving the same goal/result in the end.

'meet sb's Waterloo'
fail at something or be defeted
by someone after a long period of success.


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