. surer grasp of the meaning of the English idioms and greater confidence in using them. This fourth revision of Essential Idioms in English, New Edition has. meaning and, more often, to confusion. For this reason, only basic idioms have been included in this book, appropriately named Essential Idioms in English,
. surer grasp of the meaning of the English idioms and greater confidence in using them. This fourth revision of Essential Idioms in English, New Edition has. meaning and, more often, to confusion. For this reason, only basic idioms have been included in this book, appropriately named Essential Idioms in English,
... synonymous idioms in English and Vietnamese, is expected to be an interesting and helpful material for foreign language teachers and learners and for people who are interested in idioms in both English ... idiomatic variants and synonymous idioms. - Gain an insightful look at idioms in general and idiomatic variants and synonymous idioms in particular in both English...
. may have blessed effects (Thuốc đắng dã tật) - Beginning is the difficulty (Vạn sự khởi đầu nan) - Traveling forms a young man (Đi một ngày đàng, học một. Every sin brings its punishment Nhân nào quả đấy He laughs best, who laughts last Cười người hôm trước, hôm sau người cười. Courtesy costs nothing Lời
... fill (someone) in: to inform, to give background information to (also: to clue in) (S)
This idiom is often followed by the preposition on and a noun phrase containing the pertinent information. ... resolve a difficult financial obligation
• After years of struggling to get ahead, the young couple finally got out from under their debts.
• The ailing company, succeeding in obtaining the...
... 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) ...
different components belonging to different
fields of meaning. Basing on the two criteria
(meanings and structures), we can refer to the
following groups:
- Synonymous idioms having d...