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... of idioms in English to those in Vietnamese. This is a major contribution to the knowledge of linguistics in general and that of idioms in particular. Since language and culture are closely intertwined, ... distinguishes the following groups of idioms: - informational (conveying information of different kind: in the red (be in debt), shrug one’s shoulders (raise,...

Ngày tải lên: 18/07/2014, 15:00

... love scoring points when they are in an argument. winning the game taking advantage taking the initiative taking the trouble 9. There is absolutely no mileage in pursuing that sort of discussion. ... body English Idioms and Expressions – Intermediate level's archive Send the right message 1. This sort of behaviour sends the wrong message to young people....

Ngày tải lên: 25/07/2014, 12:20

... fall over say something embarrassing put on the wrong shoe being light hearted being heavy hearted being down hearted being faint hearted 7. He accused her of talking through her hat ... talking tough 8. The police advised them to go down to the cellar in order to be out of harm's way. away from the noise inside the area into safety away from danger English...

Ngày tải lên: 25/07/2014, 12:20

... systematically determinable on the basis of the meaning of the lexemes of which it is composed – hit a certain type of container for liquids with their foot. Here are some more definitions of idioms: ... meaning from the meaning of several words” (Dictionary of English Idioms, 1979) As can be seen from the above definitions, there are different ways of defining a...

Ngày tải lên: 07/11/2012, 15:01

... during takeoff. o Do you have to take off already? You just arrive an hour ago! to pull off: to succeed in doing something difficult (S); to exit to the side of a highway o The group of investors ... give the student a surer grasp of the meaning of the English idioms and greater confidence in using them. This fourth revision of Essential Idioms in English, Ne...

Ngày tải lên: 17/08/2013, 10:40

... nan Slow and steady win the race Chậm mà chắc He who laughs today may weep tomorrow Cười người xin chớ cười lâu Xa mặt cách lòng. Long absent, soon forgotten; Out of sight, out of mind Quá giận mất ... cười. Courtesy costs nothing Lời nói chẳng mất tiền mua, lựa lời mà nói cho vừa lòng nhau. A friend in need is a friend indeed Hoạn nạn mới biết bạn hiền An oz of luck is better than a...

Ngày tải lên: 25/08/2013, 22:10

... part in: to be involved in, to participate in (also: to be in on) o Martin was sick and could not take part in the meeting yesterday. o I didn't want to be in on their argument, so I remained ... to (something): to be doing something; to be planning or plotting something, scheming The first definition usually takes the form of a question. o Hi, Jake. I haven't seen...

Ngày tải lên: 04/09/2013, 19:57

... off) • My mother dropped off during the boring television show; her head was nodding up and down. • I don’t mind dropping you off at the store on my way to work. • Business has been dropping ... up to (something): to be doing something; to be planning or plotting something, scheming The first definition usually takes the form of a question. • Hi, Jake. I haven’t seen you in a long...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2013, 06:20

... interesting and 40% of them think their students do not find interesting in the texts. There are many short coming in students‟ learning process. If students work hard and spend time learning ... and then printed and given to somebody), grammar (the rules in a language for changing the form of words and joining them into sentences). In short, most of the root morphemes in...

Ngày tải lên: 14/12/2013, 16:45

... idiomatic variants in English are the other forms of idioms whose meanings are the same as the original idioms. In other word, when one (or more components) of the original idiom is (are) ... escape by the skin of one’s teeth - to escape with the skin of one’s teeth. In addition, like words, English idioms can form sentences; therefore, some components of the...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 11:20