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... Burning question Dorking School of English, Bangkok Thailand www.dk -english. com Page 1 Dictionary of English Idioms and Idiomatic Expressions By Dorking School of English ~ A ~ A bit much If ... Dorking School of English, Bangkok Thailand www.dk -english. com Page 20 Death of a thousand cuts If something is suffering the death of a thousand cuts, or death by a thousand cuts, lots of small ... spend most of their leisure time horizontal in front of the TV and eats a diet that is mainly junk food. Dorking School of English, Bangkok Thailand www.dk -english. com Page 44 Labour of love...

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... Someone who's full of piss and vinegar is full of youthful energy. Full of the joys of spring If you are full of the joys of spring, you are very happy and full of energy. Full swing If ... making a lot of money. Make a monkey of someone If you make a monkey of someone, you make them look foolish. Make a mountain out of a molehill If somebody makes a mountain out of a molehill, ... literature, and often a writer too. Man of means A man, or woman, of means is wealthy. Man of parts A man of parts is a person who is talented in a number of different areas or ways. Man of straw...

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... (regulatory body) Ofsted Office for Standards in Education (regulatory body) OFT Office of Fair Trading Oftel Office of Telecommunications (regulatory body) Ofwat Office of Water Services (regulatory ... manufacturer OFFER Office of Electricity Regulation (regulatory body) Ofgas Office of Gas Supply (regulatory body) Oflot Office of the National Lottery (regulatory body) Ofrail Office of the Railway Regulator ... OSTP) FOForeign Office FOForward Observer FOAC Federal Office Automation Center FOB Free On Board FOB Full Of Bull (aperiodical of) [TMRC] FOC Faint Object Camera (on HST) [Space] FOC Free Of Charge FOIA...

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... Vietnamese and English idioms. Being aware of the fact that idioms are extremely difficult topic and merely well-understood by foreign English learners and even if native speakers of English who ... works out some of the major causes of non-equivalence in English – Vietnamese translations by not only students of English but also people who practice translating as their profession. Each ... development of target languages, so it can be called “the life source” of language. 3.2.2 Identifying idioms. Identifying idioms is not easy so learners should study the features of idioms carefully,...

Ngày tải lên: 18/03/2014, 00:20

... Use This Dictionary xii of variation is similar to wild card terms. Here are examples of the sets of limited sets of verbs. be ahead of Tom get ahead of Tom keep ahead of Tom remain ahead of Tom stay ... also fairly commonly known idioms. GOALS OF THE DICTIONARY A major goal of this dictionary is to make certain that each definition of a phrase illustrates the meaning of the phrase and matches ... idiomatic. This dictionary is a collection of the idiomatic phrases and sentences that occur frequently in American English. Many of them occur in some fashion in other varieties of English also. Many...

Ngày tải lên: 20/03/2014, 17:47

... dictionary. 1 Introduction The goal of the project is to enhance the database of the Oxford Dictionary of English (a forthcoming new edition of the 1998 New Oxford Dictionary of English) so that it contains ... richness of a large natural-language dictionary in providing cues and flagging exceptions. The stylistic regularity of a dictionary like ODE supports the enumeration of a finite (albeit large) list of ... that ex- amination of the content of a sense can do no more than build up lists of candidate collocates — a number of which will be genuinely high-scoring collocates, but others of which may be...

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... verb 歌いながら Ｖない Negative of verb 見ないでください Ｖない ない form of verb かさを持たずに Ｖて て form of verb あらってから Ｖた た form of verb 会ったことがある Ｖよう Volitional form of verb 帰ろうと思う Ｖば Subjunctive form of verb 薬を飲めば Ｖたり た form of verb ... verb + り 本を読んだり Ｖたら た form of verb + ら 雨が降ったら イＡい Dictionary form of イ -adjective おいしいと思う イＡい Stem of イ -adjective おいしそうだ イＡく Stem of イ -adjective + く あつくなった ナＡ Stem of ナ -adjective 元気になった する動詞 Suru ... using the dictionary. Structure of Each Entry ・   Example ・ Conjugations and Particle Symbols ・ Verb Forms and Entries in this Book ・ Meaning of Various Marks and Symbols etc. 3) Body of dictionary ...

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... makes a speech. ã PHRASES a breach of etiquette The solicitor was ac- cused of a breach of professional etiquette. matters of eti- quette He is an expert on matters of etiquette. the rules of etiquette She knew ... market - in a great age of expansion in trade and science ã PHRASES a period of expansion a period of rapid eco- nomic expansion the rate of expansion The rate of expan- sion of our overseas trade ... comedy of errors His attempts to arrange aparty ended up as a comedy of errors. an error of judge- ment The minister had made an amazing error of judge- ment. a margin of error The margin of error...

Ngày tải lên: 19/08/2013, 09:53

... used in the dictionary is figurative. It is a feature of English that when the meaning of a word is extended and used in a non-literal sense, the collocations of the literal sense are often carried ... useful job of raising the profile of collocation as an essential feature of the language, and teach some useful collocations in the process. Which collocations are included in this dictionary? The ... collocation important? Collocation runs through the whole of the English language. No piece of natural spoken or written English is totally free of collocation. For the student, choosing the right collocation...

Ngày tải lên: 19/08/2013, 09:53

... strong She's a staunch advocate of free trade. I chief,leading, main, principal ã PREP. -for He is one of the leading adoocatesfor a more modern style of worship. -of an advocate ofpacifism 2 lawyer ã ... look of annoyance There was a look of an- noyance on his face. a source of annoyance A dog that barks constantly can be a source of annoyance to the neigh- bours. (much) to the annoyance of sb, ... VERB + ACT commit (law), perform charged with committing an act of gross indecency ã PREP. in the -of( = doing something) I -of For Jane, the act of writing was always difficult. ã PHRASES an act of faith, love, violence, will,...

Ngày tải lên: 19/08/2013, 09:53

... the apple. -of Can I have a bite of your sandwich? - out of She took a bite out of the slab of cake. 2of an insect/animal ã ADJ. insect, mosquito, snake, etc. ã VERB + BITE getIgotalotofmosquitobiteslastnight. ã ... - of a minor breach of discipline ã PHRASES a breach of confidence/trust, a breach of confidentiality/contract He was sued for breach of con- tract. a breach of security/the peace, a breach of ... bunch. I -of Hegave mea huge bunch of red roses. 2 group of people ã ADJ. mixed, motley ã PREP - of They are a bunch of amateurs. bundle noun ã ADJ. big, large, thick carrying a thick bundle of clothes ã...

Ngày tải lên: 19/08/2013, 09:53

... collector I burden ã PREP. of- $80million of debt ã PHRASES a burden of debt Faced with a mounting burden of debt, he sold off the company. payment/repay- ment/settlement of a debt 2 state of owing money 194 ã ... in any danger. in - of The plant is now in danger of extinction. out of - They ran until they wereout of danger. I -frorn, -of We'reinserious danger of becoming a nation of worriers. - to There ... board of directors, the post of director c:> Note atJOB 2of a film/play, etc. ã ADJ. film, theatre I artistic, musical ã PHRASES the role of director He notofelt ready to take on the role of...

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