English sayings

[Mangawill]

where can i find on the Internet or offline English sayings cause i can't seem to find them on the Internet or in the Dictionary's

[IvanV]

Hello Mangawill, welcome to the forums!

Google nailed it, as always:
English idioms sayings - Google Search

UsingEnglish.com is inevitable, as always:
English Idioms and Sayings - UsingEnglish.com ESL Forum

[Anglika]

Originally Posted by IvanV

Hello Mangawill, welcome to the forums!

Google nailed it, as always:
English idioms sayings - Google Search

UsingEnglish.com is inevitable,invaluable as always:
English Idioms and Sayings - UsingEnglish.com ESL Forum

[IvanV]

Hehe.. Definitely!

[RonBee]

Here's one I heard on TV lately:

You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.

Meaning:

You do me a favor, and I'll do you a favor.

[Disaster Master]

Originally Posted by RonBee

You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.

Meaning:

You do me a favor, and I'll do you a favor.

This is a good one.

Just was wondering whether or not, it would be possible to get a negative connotation, if an unreal conditional mood were used, since the verb scratch connotes a negative meaning.

In other words, would the meaning be:

You did something wrong to me and I would react in the same manner,

If I said:

‘You scratched my back and I will/would scratch yours’.

Does that sound ok in this sense.

Regards.

[IvanV]

Originally Posted by Disaster Master

This is a good one.

Just was wondering whether or not, it would be possible to get a negative connotation, if an unreal conditional mood were used, since the verb scratch connotes a negative meaning.

In other words, would the meaning be:

You did something wrong to me and I would react in the same manner,

If I said:

‘You scratched my back and I will/would scratch yours’.

Does that sound ok in this sense.

Regards.

Scratch one's back - you're doing him a favour, as it's hard to scratch your own back. It can't be negative in this case (I follow you reasoning, but still - no).