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04-Sep-2007, 18:44
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| | Re: Animal idioms Poor animal! Or, shall I say, happy? He doesn`t need to work, at least for a while! | 
04-Sep-2007, 18:47
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| | Re: Animal idioms Quote:
Originally Posted by teia_petrescu Very good, indeed. I like it! | Thank you Quote:
Thank you Veron. I like your replies on this post, as well! | You are welcome But you have to give something in return Here in Tunisia when sb buys sth or succeeds s/he must give something such as: cookies,coka cola What are you going to give to the members here,Teia! I.A | 
04-Sep-2007, 18:55
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| | Re: Animal idioms Quote:
Originally Posted by RonBee As rare as hen's teeth: quite rare  | I remember asking my grandma about hens` teeth when I was a little girl. She looked at me and burst out laughing; her eyes filled with tears [laughing tears]; I was waiting for her answer but she still could not give an answer to me because she couldn`t stop laughing.  | 
04-Sep-2007, 19:00
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| | Re: Animal idioms Hi Veron
I`m so sorry I can`t offer you anything ,but my sincere hugs.
Lots of cookies and cola would be just fine, I think  | 
04-Sep-2007, 20:36
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| | Re: Animal idioms Quote:
Originally Posted by teia_petrescu Hi Veron
I`m so sorry I can`t offer you anything ,but my sincere hugs.
Lots of cookies and cola would be just fine, I think  | It's ok ,Teia I was just kidding Your sincere hugs are enough See you I.A | 
06-Sep-2007, 05:13
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| | Re: Animal idioms "the tail wagging the dog" - the situation is the reverse of normal, with intonations that the effect is seen as the cause.
"cart before the horse" - doing things backwards, ineffectually. | 
06-Sep-2007, 05:21
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| | Re: Animal idioms On the beating/flogging of equines
"beat it like a rented mule"- meaning treat it with little regard, as long as you get what you want out of it... | 
06-Sep-2007, 05:29
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| | Re: Animal idioms " like water off a duck's back" - refering to an event/outcome as being natural, unconscious, effortless , having no effect
...their insults were cast aside like water off a duck's back. | 
08-Sep-2007, 18:57
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| | Re: Animal idioms Instead of telling you the answer, I'll ask a question. "A fish out of water" What does that one mean? For example, what does it mean if someone says, "He was like a fish out of water"?
~R | 
09-Sep-2007, 10:58
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Originally Posted by RonBee Instead of telling you the answer, I'll ask a question. "A fish out of water" What does that one mean? For example, what does it mean if someone says, "He was like a fish out of water"?
~R | a fish out of water = a person who feels unconfortable or embarrassed in unfamiliar surroundings.
eg. Everybody else knew each other really well, so I felt a bit like a fish out of water.
a fish out of water: 
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