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No language study is complete without a healthy dose of idioms. We use them every day. I suspect this is a very short list of English language idioms, because I can think of several I've heard over the years which are not on here. I also believe that idiomatic usage is... more
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Meanings and origins of phrases - A
Meanings and origins of phrases. I viewed a forum the other day where a member was asking the meaning of daylight (as in "scared the daylight out of me"). No one could find a website that even discussed the origin of the phrase. This site doesn't give the... more
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Stargazers Funnies - Words to Live By
151 reviews • stargazersrealm.com
Words to Live By Never argue with an idiot. The people watching might not know the difference. If you must choose between two evils, pick the one you've never tried before. When you're laying in bed at night looking up at the stars, don't panic when you... more
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Spanish Folk Sayings - Spanish English Translation...
# A Dios rogando y con el mazo dando - The Lord helps those who help themselves # Afortunado en el juego, desafortunado en el amor - Lucky in cards, unlucky in love # Al que le quepa el sayo que se lo ponga - Who the cap fits let them wear it # Al que madruga Dios lo... more
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French expressions you wont learn at school
From the page: "À boire ou je tue le chien! Bring me something to drink or I kill the dog!"
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The Origin of Some Old Sayings
32 reviews • localhistories.org
Interesting bit of info From the page: "BLUE-BLOOD Means aristocratic. For centuries the Arabs occupied Spain but they were gradually forced out during the Middle Ages. The upper class in Spain had paler skin than most of the population as their ancestors had not... more
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Aerial Pig Crochet
ADORABLE! Normally i wouldnt even bother reviewing a single pattern... but this is really cute! They sell "squeakers" in craft stores and even pet stores (to replace those that your dog may have yanked out of their toy), they look just like those silly... more
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Idiom
I don't use idioms, but as far as i know I'm not actively trying to avoid them, I just think that whenever multiple words are found together, the meaning of the whole is to be derived from the meaning of the words and their order in the sequence. whole phrases have... more
