Sunday, February 3, 2008

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lose the thread

There was a painful pause, because the speaker had lost the thread.

ie, the thought suddenly lose in speaking context.

debate: fair-dain Fahd'n leer'n

There was an embarrassing pause, because the speaker had lost the thread.

Quite similar to the English expression "to lose the thread" of a thought, or while speaking.

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Actions speak louder than words

Actions speak louder than words means what you do is more important than what you say. In English, the sentence is appropriate "actions speak louder than words."

Actions count more than words means that what one does is more significant than what he says. The English saying is actions speak louder than words.