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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.) 36 For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.or g 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.) 1 03 For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduho c.org WORK AND BUSINESS Colloquial phrases concerned wi...

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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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... 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.) 83 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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... 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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... clever, but he had also — and it was one of his great attractions — an air as if he В. B. Сытель 3 3 For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org ... awful! Etc. Exasperation: (it's) enough to drive a man to drink; (it's) enough to try 30 For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.o...

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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...

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