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20-Dec-2005, 10:48
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 idioms would you explain what the idiom "in rude health"mean? Where does it come from? |
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20-Dec-2005, 10:52
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 Re: idioms Quote:
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20-Dec-2005, 10:53
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| Re: idioms in rude health (old-fashioned, BrE) looking or feeling very healthy |
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20-Dec-2005, 17:08
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| Re: idioms http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/sh...ad.php?t=17376  PS It may well take more than 4 minutes for an answer on a forum.  |
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#5
15-Jan-2006, 07:09
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 Re: idioms Don't try this one in the US, unless you want to get some strange looks. |
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15-Jan-2006, 16:07
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| Re: idioms Thanks for letting me know- I'll update the entry in our database to say it's a British idiom. |
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15-Jan-2006, 16:12
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| Re: idioms Do you think it's the same as "ruddy"? We'd use that as in a "ruddy complexion" which might have the same implications.... |
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16-Jan-2006, 07:50
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| Re: idioms It is very old and refers to rude people, workers, as opposed to the aristocrats and lords, who debauched themselves into early graves, so it is associated with 'ruddy'. |
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