Colloquial English Idioms phần 4 doc

... 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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... 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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... 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 ... better to sleep on (over) it (i. e. wait till to-morrow before taking any important decision. 44 For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org...

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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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... that. Please watch 47 , and take care not to find a mare's nest. Good-morning!" Mr. Polteed's eye glinted at the words "mare's nest!" (J. G.) Among colloquial phrases ... "Pretty little thing, " said Mr. Sunbury tentatively after the young things have left. 84 For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailie...

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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 ... carry coals to Newcastle. (K. H.) 64 For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org To blame someone is also colloquially to put...

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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 ... 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, irrita...

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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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... Erlbaum Associates. Forey, G. (20 04) Workplace texts: Do they mean the same for teachers and business people?, English for Specific Purposes (23) 4: 44 7 -46 9. Gaboury, J. (1999) 30 ways to ... Research (31) 4: 45 5 -47 0. Moreno, A.I. (1998) The explicit signalling of premise-conclusion sequences in research articles: A contrastive framework, Text (18) 4: 545 -585. Moreno, A.I...

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