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Yes, unfortunately The same in Tunisia and in all other countries I.A |
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| I like this idiom: between the devil and the deep blue sea=in a situation where you have to chose between two things that are equally bad. ![]() the synonim of this idiom is the following: on the horn of the dilemma Madox |
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I like it too It's new to me Thanks madox very much I'll write it down |
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| hi, I have discovered today that "between the devil and the deep blue see" & "on the horns of a dilemma" are sinonimous with another idiom, too: "between a rock an a hard place". between a rock and a hard place: ![]() Madox |
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| Hi Thanks for the synonym What about this: head and shoulders above - far superior to EXAMPLE 1: The Boston Symphony Orchestra is head and shoulders above any other orchestra in the area. EXAMPLE 2: I can't believe you only won second prize in the competition. You were head and shoulders above the first-prize winner! I.A |
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| I have learnt this idiom today and I like it very much: "the apple of my eye" the apple of my eye = a person, usually a child, who somebody loves very much; a very special person eg. The second child, Mary, was the apple of her eye. the apple of my eye: ![]() Madox Last edited by Mad-ox; 25-Aug-2007 at 17:29. |
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| Yes ,it's nice I like it too What about this: goody-goody - self-righteously or smugly good EXAMPLE 1: Goody-goodies usually sit in the front row and smile at the teacher during class. EXAMPLE 2: Samantha is a real goody-goody. She always offers to erase the blackboard at the end of class. S YNONYMS: goody two-shoes; teacher's pet Big Brother Goody Goody Feeling on Flickr - Photo Sharing! I.A |
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| Hi like pulling teeth - very difficult EXAMPLE 1: It's like pulling teeth getting Max to talk about his girlfriend. EXAMPLE 2: Kyle hates to study. It's like pulling teeth getting him to do his homework every night. like pulling teeth - very difficult photo - Google -- Recherche d'images I.A |
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| Let me join in. [B}After one´s own heart [/B] * A person after your own heart thinks the same way as you. ----It also implies that that someone is someone you like because you might have many things in common. David is a man after God´s own heart. Veron is after my own heart. |
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| After (one's ) own heart to like someone because of common interest Example: Bob is a friend after my own heart .we both love English |
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