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... flies, how time flies, time does fly are colloquial comments on the rapid flow of time. They often imply: time passes quickly — so don't waste it. Some colloquial phrases that express the ... ideas he had been thinking over (R. A.) 1 08 For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org A huddle is colloquial for a confidential disc...

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... 57 For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org Colloquial phrases that serve to correct a misapprehension about the ease and comfort of something ... PROGRESS, ACHIEVEMENT, SUCCESS Progress and success in the affairs of life may be expressed by these colloquial phrases: to make good — to succeed in spite of obstacles; to make a succ...

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... the cart before the horse. (A. H.) To read English novels before you have mastered English grammar is to put the cart before the horse. (K. H.) Colloquial phrases to express failure include ... Failure to obtain any results or make further progress may be described by the following colloquial phrases: 38 For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www...

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... Dictionary of English Idioms. (B. H.) Hornby, A. S., Gatenby, E. V. and Wakefield, H. The Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English. (A. H.) McMordie, W. English Idioms and How ... Practical Guide to Colloquial Idiom. (W. B.) Eckersley, C. E. Essential English for Foreign Students. (Eck.) Freeman, W. A Concise Dictionary of English Slang. (D. E. S.) Hackenberg,...

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... long-winded and he told me his story confusedly (S. M.) On the other hand avoidance of prolixity is colloquially expressed by these phrases: (to put something) in a nutshell — in the fewest possible ... is to break the news to you. He'll be here presently. (B. Sh.) To butt in (cut in) is colloquial for to interrupt a conver- sation; to interfere in a conversation. How would...

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... DISBELIEF Suspicion may be expressed by these colloquial phrases in common use: to be (look, sound) fishy — to be (look, sound) suspicious or doubtful 78 For more material and information, please ... you may, colloquially speaking, get a kick out of it, that is, enjoy it; feel a strong sense of satisfaction. I dare say she got no end of kick out of doing it. Living it. (B. R...

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... www.tailieuduhoc.org SCOLDING, BLAME AND COMPLAINTS Some colloquial phrases connected with the idea of scolding are: a flea in one's ear is colloquial for a sharp reprimand. and if I see you ... Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org Give it him hot! is colloquial for rebuke him severely. An official reprimand may be colloquially put in this way: to have (call) a...

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... "Strange things happen there." "This is getting on my nerves, " said the doctor Her nerves too were on edge. (S. M.) "Take it easy, Larry, we're both a little ... young woman." (J. G.) When asked by the Detective-Inspector Smogg what he was doing between 8 and 11 p.m. on the night of the murder, he answered, without turning a hair, "What...

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... Current English, by A. S. Hornby, E. V. Gatenby, H. Wakefield, 2. A Concise Dictionary of English Slang, by W. Freeman. 3 A Practical Guide to Colloquial Idiom, by W. J. Ball. 4. English Idioms ... The aim of this book is to supply a number of colloquial English idioms classified, explained and illustrated by examples drawn mainly from modern English and American aut...

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... windmills at tip the scales at something at try one’s hand (at something ) NTC’s American Idioms Dictionary 4 58 as happy as a lark as happy as can be as hard as a rock as hard as nails as hard as ... abbreviation. ᮀ Don’t just write “7,” write it out. T Please write out all ab- breviations, such as Doctor for Dr. the wrong side of the tracks the poor part of a town. (Often with come...

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