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... people 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 ... body EnglishIdiomsandExpressions – Intermediate level's archive Send the right message 1. This sort of behaviour sends the wrong message to young people. delivers the incorrect ... me again. explain that once more hurry up try and catch me up come across 6. Keep your spirits up, it may not be as bad as you think. Don't get depressed Carry on drinking ...
... 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 and refused ... IdiomsandExpressions – Intermediate level's archive Up to his ears 1. He's up to his ears in work and cannot possibly see you now. fully occupied with very interested in not involved ... time being. look at consider check observe 6. The opposition in parliament accused the government of playing games and refusing to accept the seriousness of the situation. talking nonsense...
... people 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 ... I'm sorry I can't follow that, run that past me again. explain that once more hurry up EnglishIdiomsandExpressions – Intermediate level's archive Send the right message ... are unveiling plans today for a new tax system. are covering up are revealing are opening are exposing 3. I hear what you are saying but I don't agree with you. I understand what...
... features of Englishidioms denoting fear in comparison with Vietnamese counterparts 3.1. Metaphor and metonymy in cognitive linguistics 3.2. Metaphor and metonymy inEnglishidioms denoting fear ... Sharing the same points of view with Gill Philip in Idioms, but Fernando makes it more concrete by classifying idiomsand bringing out necessary criteria accompanied with. According to Fernando, ... “quaking” replacing “shaking” and “boots” substituting for “shoes” in quaking in your boots (be very worried or frightened). According to Cacciari and Tabossi (1993: xiii) “the difficulties in...
... pointed out the background knowledge of the idioms, defining of the idiomsin general andidioms denoting intelligence and understanding in particular, the distinctive features of English idioms, ... understanding inEnglishand Vietnamese. 6 Lastly, the researcher is dealing with some teaching implications to help teachers in teaching Englishidioms involving intelligence and understanding. ... 1.3.2. Definition of idioms denoting intelligence and understanding There are no definitions of idioms denoting intelligence and understanding but it is not difficult to understand them. Idioms...
... containing food and drink inEnglishand Vietnamese 17 4.1.1. Phrase Structures 17 4.1.2. Sentence Structures 20 4.2. Semantic features of idioms containing food and drink inEnglishand Vietnamese ... providing guidelines for systematic data gathering and finding the diversity of idioms containing food and drink inEnglishand Vietnamese. It further helps discover the typical underlying cultural ... of idioms containing food and drink. 3.2. Research methodology The study describes and compare the syntactic, semantic and cultural features of idioms containing food and drink inEnglish and...
... leaving tomorrow, rain or shine."165. rain cats and dogs: rain very hard."You can't leave just now! It's raining cats and dogs and you don't have an umbrella orraincoat!"166. ... welcome."198. wet behind the ears: inexperienced and naive."Don't include Fred as part of the bargaining team. He's just started working here and is still toowet behind the ears."199. ... study."163. R and R: rest and relaxation (a vacation)."I think you're working too hard, Dave. You need some R and R."164. rain or shine: (describing something scheduled) no...