Aquatic words

To be at sea: To be perplexed and wonder what to do.

— When the untrained soldiers reached the battleground, they were all at sea.

To hold water: To be supported by facts.

— Unless his arguments hold water, the judge will not give a decision in his favour.

The coast is clear:There is no danger of being seen or caught.

— When the coast was clear, the thieves came out of their hiding places.

Drop in the ocean: Quantity that is too small to make any difference or improvement.

— The meagre contribution made by Sara was simply a drop in the ocean.

Get into hot water: To get into trouble.

— If I keep cheating my mother like this, I am bound to get into hot water one day.

Throw cold water on something: Discourage or express one’s opinion against a proposal.

— We took such pains to draw out a plan for the trek and daddy did not take a minute to throw cold water on it.

Throw the baby out with the bath water: To get rid of something desirable along with the undesirable.

— When Harish sold his old, dilapidated house along with the antiques in it, he did not realise that he was throwing the baby out with the bath water.

Muddy the waters: Make the situation confused and unclear.

— The new evidence will further muddy the waters and now the investigators will have a tough time tracing the culprit.

What mania are they suffering from?

1. Has an obsession of setting fire to things.

2. Has a strong compulsion to steal things, often having no desire to possess the things stolen.

3. Has a mad desire for an alcoholic drink.

4. Has a very deep interest in books.

5. Is obsessed with one idea.

The origin of the expression OK:

No one is quite sure how this term began, but there are several interesting stories about its origin. According to one version, the seventh President of the United States, Andrew Jackson signed legal papers with the initials O.R. — which meant order recorded — and because the R may have looked like a K, it was taken to be OK. Another story says that the Choctaw Indians have a word, Okeh, which means, "it is so and in no other way."

Regardless of its origin, the expression is widely used to signify all is right or correct.

Virtue and genuine graces in themselves speak what no words can utter — Shakespeare

Pyromania, Kleptomania, Dipsomania, Bibliomania, Monomania

— Illa Vij