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"It's a dog eat dog world."

Meaning: It is a ruthlessly competitive world.



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hi again,

"a horse af another colour" this idiom is synonymous with "another pair of shoes" and there meaning " quite a different matter"

eg. You should have told be that it is about your brother and not about your step mother! That's a horse of another colour.

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Could you give me another example, please?

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again,

"as snug as a bug in a rug" = safe, confortable

Have a nice day!
Could you give me an example, please?


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till the cows come home

Meaning: for a very long time
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dogged determination

Meaning: Stubbornly or tenaciously persevere
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Mad as a box of frogs

chaotic, mentally unstable
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What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander - everyone should be treated the same way
Could you give me examples for these idioms?

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Test your level with Road To Grammar - Your Road to Better Grammar
Choose animal idioms

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when pigs fly/pigs might fly= used when you don't believe sth will ever happen


eg. You might get into the football team if you practise hard. Yes, and pigs might fly!

when pigs fly:

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I can say that pig`s already flown for me! I`ve got a car!!
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I can say that pig`s already flown for me! I`ve got a car!!
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