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Old 31-Aug-2006, 21:53
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Default Re: Can somebody explain to me the meaning of this idiom?

Hello Surili

Sometimes people use the word "Chinese" to mean "Chinese food".

So as others has mentioned, it seems to mean "what seems exotic here would seem ordinary in its native country".

I can't explain the "from my past relationship", though, without more context!

MrP
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