Colloquial English Idioms phần 5 potx

... 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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... improbably weak Her story about leaving her purse on the piano sounded a bit thin. (D. E. S.) 85 For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org a ... Good-morning!" Mr. Polteed's eye glinted at the words "mare's nest!" (J. G.) Among colloquial phrases containing the idea of deception the following are very co...

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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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... 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 ... information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduho c.org WORK AND BUSINESS Colloquial phrases concerned with work and business include the following: to be on the job...

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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 ... upshot Well, the long and the short of it is that officials mustn't gamble. (B. Sh.) 95 For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduho...

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... had the next Mastership in the bag. (C. S.) 57 For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org Colloquial phrases that serve to correct a misapprehension ... I've done the trick this time. I just gave them a bit of straight talk and it went home. 55 For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc...

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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 ... (H. W.) Comparisons are also commonly used to underline the fact that a thing is easy to do: 50 For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org...

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... sophisticated "Did he find it easy?" '"I expect he knew the ropes." (C. 5. ) Mr. Bart said not to worry. And he's smart. He knows the ropes. (N. C.) to know a thing ... He said those unpleasant things to get a rise out of you. (A. H.) To be annoyed or vexed is colloquially speaking: to be put out (about something or with somebody) — to be annoyed, ir...

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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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... Coverdale’s translation of 153 5 hallelujah appeared in a heading to the Psalms of Praise. The legacy of both appears in the Authorised Version of 1611. During the next 250 years hallelujah seems ... spelling alleluia in the New Jerusalem Bible (19 85) , and it’s also enshrined in the Anglican Book of Common Prayer, the English Hymnal and the New English Bible (1961). The preference for a...

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