Kumar Vishwas has travelled a long distance from Pilkhuwa, Uttar Pradesh, to the front pages of Indian newspapers. The poster boy of the Aam Aadmi Party is making and breaking news for a saga that seems to have come straight from the stables of Balaji Telefilms. The story is not only immensely riveting but also educative. One can learn a whole battery of idioms through it. Here are a few :
In the eye of the storm: No prizes for who is in the eye of the storm- Kumar Vishwas .
Hell hath no fury like a woman ( neglected) scorned : This one is for the wife- apparently the one who spilled the beans.
The lady doth protest too much: Not really an idiom but a quote from Shakespeare's Hamlet.It means that a person's vehement attempts to convince others of something , ironically, help to convince the others that the opposite is true. Do you still want to know who the lady in question here is ?
The Vultures are circling:If the vultures are circling, then something / someone is in danger and its enemies are getting ready for the kill. The idiom can be used both for the man and the party.
Putting up a brave front: The poet himself.
Attack is the best form of defence: Vishwas again. He has very effectively used airtime to blame everyone- the media, the BJP, Shazia Ilmi, his detractors ....
Where there is a dead body, there the vultures will gather : It is the equivalent of " Where there's smoke, there's fire."
Discretion is the better part of valour : something so not happening in the saga of Amethi.
Can you all think of some more? Do share if you do.
My contribution to it is in Kumar's language Hindi- " jiska kaam usiko saaje...aur kare to danda baje "
ReplyDeleteMeaning he is a poet much loved so better stay in field he is master of..
That's a wonderful one,Kokila !!!
DeleteTotally endorse it.
Nice lessons from KV saga
ReplyDeleteThanks, Somali :)
DeleteIn the politics , everyone cant be succeed .Kumar my favorite poet is being a dark face of Indian politics for me too. I agree with Kokila ji , " जाको काम वाइये छाजे और करे तो डंडा बाजे !!
ReplyDeleteTotally agree with you and Kokila :)
ReplyDeletehis arrogance leaves wonderstruck
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely!!
DeleteGood ones, so are funny too with your descriptions :)
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