English idiom for Burmese students

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“It’s like talking to a brick wall” — you may as well try talking to the SPDC.

“Hoodlums”  — think of Burmese generals.

“Flights of fancy” — the way some people believe democracy will arrive.

“Things are a bit sticky at the moment” — describes the present circumstances of the democratic forces.

“To cast one’s pearls before swine” — you make concessions and deal gently with the regime, hoping it will soften.

“Not a jot nor a tittle” — what the SPDC intends to give the people of Burma.

“They will come to a sticky end” — if Than Shwe & followers do not soon change their ways, this will likely happen to them.