addition‚ also‚ too I plan to take swimming lessons this summer. I plan to take a computer course as well. as well as (someone or something) - in addition to someone or something "Please bring your swimming suit as well as your towel." B Idioms back and forth -
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The three most important idioms’ that are needed in a zombie apocalypse are knifes or multi-tool‚ antacid‚ map of your area and compass. All these idioms’ are useful for the Rot and Ruin for Benny‚ Tom and their friends. On the first night in the book Rot and Ruin‚ a knife could have been used in many ways for the living to defend themselves. For instance‚ when Rob ran into the cabin with a few other men for safety. In addition‚ the knife should have been used when the men tried to find help and
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English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged. 1991‚ 1994‚ 1998‚ 2000‚ 2003. HarperCollins Publishers 21 Dec. 2012 http://www.thefreedictionary.com/lie "make a clean breast of." McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs "naked truth." The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Houghton Mifflin Company. 21 Dec. 2012. . "on the up-and-up." Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions. 21 Dec. 2012. . "prevarication." Collins Thesaurus of the English Language
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Strike while the iron is hot When you have an opportunity to do something‚ do it before you lose your chance. This is the best time in the last ten years tobuy a house. Strike while the iron is hot. Dot the i’s and cross the t’s to take care of every detail‚ even minor ones‚ to do something very carefully and in a lot of detail -I had dotted all the i’s and crossed the t’s‚ so I wondered why my application was rejected -Your instructor is a tough grader‚ be sure to dot your ‘i’s and cross your
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Arm/Hand/Finger all hands on deck- everyone must work together because they have a lot of work to do The captain called for all hands on deck as the storm became stronger and stronger. all thumbs- to be awkward and clumsy‚ a difficulty in fixing things or working with one’s hands The man is all thumbs and he can never fix something without making it worse. arm in arm- linked together by the arms The couple walked along the beach arm in arm. armpit of (somewhere)- a place that is the ugliest
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Cultural differences and translation of idioms Language and culture are closely connected and inseparable‚ as a language idiom is the essence of the deposition of the fascinating history and culture. Because of geography‚ history‚ religion‚ customs and other aspects of life differences between Chinese and English Idioms carrying characteristics of the different cultures and cultural information‚ so English-Chinese Idioms often encounter many difficulties. From the geographical environment‚ historical
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Unit 4 1. keep their head: remain calm and sensible 2. as right as rain: absolutely fine 3. feeling a bit under the weather: not feeling well 4. look the picture of health: look very healthy 5. as fit as a fiddle: completely healthy 1. My father always keeps his head in difficult situations. 2. Drink this cup of hot tea and you’ll be as right as rain. 3. I’m afraid I have been feeling a bit under the weather for weeks. 4. Have you seen Jane lately? She looks the picture of health
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As Jim and Bob came running down the boulevard‚ they saw an elderly women struggling with carrying her groceries into her house. She had been hard of hearing‚ so Jim had to repeat himself about three times until she understood what they were saying. She mumbled‚ “Thank you so very much for extending an olive branch to a helpless women like me.” The old woman wound up giving them a little tip for helping her without her asking. Since they are young‚ and have never seen her before they did not respond
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ENGLISH SLANG/IDIOMS SLANG: Nonstandard vocabulary of a given culture or subculture. In other words‚ slang is typically a nonstandard word‚ not a phrase as is an idiom. Slang would include words like pooped‚ to down a drink‚ boob-tube‚ threads‚ bonkers‚ basket case‚ to name a few. Slang words may or may not have alternative literal meanings. They may be "made up" words. IDIOM: A phrase that is commonly understood in a given culture or subculture to have a meaning different
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Neither Half Full nor Half Empty “Get off of me! Get off of me!” he yelled as he was being backed into the corner of the kitchen. Johnny was getting the shit kicked out of him but what was he supposed to do? Hit his own mother? After enough blood dripped down his face he had to do what he had to do. Johnny never thought of hitting his mother before but with a quick move he picked up in wrestling practice a few seasons ago he quickly ducked under his moms swinging arms and around her back to get
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