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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 ... let us down!
(A. Chr.)
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PLAINNESS AND EASINESS
The following colloquial phrases and c...
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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 ... you drowse to
sleep — (S. L.)
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WORK AND BUSINESS
Colloquial phrases concerned wi...
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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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... 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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... 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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For ... living. (R. K.)
To prefer one course of action to another or to like it more
than another may be colloquially expressed by these phrases:
I'd rather
I'd sooner
Infinitive withou...
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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.
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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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... clever, but he had also — and it
was one of his great attractions — an air as if he
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... awful! Etc.
Exasperation:
(it's) enough to drive a man to drink; (it's) enough to try
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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 au...
