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coming up vs coming around

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mykwyner

19-May-2013, 18:43
English Slang

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Gatcha - what is it?

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Boris Tatarenko

15-May-2013, 20:54

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Important: Test your idioms

Started by Tdol, 31-Mar-2005 03:52
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Tdol

31-Mar-2005, 03:52
Important: Our Free Idioms Dictionary!

Started by Red5, 04-May-2007 20:15
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Red5

04-May-2007, 20:15

Animal idioms

Started by Mad-ox, 01-Sep-2006 09:40

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probus

07-Jan-2011, 23:14
English Idioms and Sayings

Started by RonBee, 10-Dec-2003 19:15

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kris4real

21-May-2010, 11:07
Business English Idioms

Started by PROESL, 27-Aug-2009 17:28

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Gamma Ray

07-Jul-2010, 00:54
The most popular idioms or proverbs

Started by bmo, 03-Nov-2003 00:07

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Tdol

10-Aug-2004, 18:03
What's your favourite Idiom?

Started by Veron1, 19-Aug-2007 19:03

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Veron1

24-Oct-2007, 18:01
If the shoe fits wear it

Started by sadeadu, 26-May-2008 17:57

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amigos4

29-May-2008, 19:56
looking for an idiom

Started by vulpes, 02-Jan-2005 09:14

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RonBee

05-May-2005, 00:15
I'll tell you some

Started by Englishlanguage, 23-Jun-2007 18:07

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Delmobile

26-Jun-2007, 13:51
ask

Started by skotopes, 02-Mar-2011 18:18

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BobK

13-Mar-2011, 18:38
hand

Started by jiang, 30-Mar-2008 13:53

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jiang

10-Apr-2008, 11:01
looking for a saying/idiom

Started by dean1, 16-May-2005 12:40

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Marylin

01-Jun-2005, 22:47
Talk to you soon/later

Started by Antonio, 14-Aug-2004 02:13

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Delmobile

10-Jul-2007, 14:08
Body Part Idioms.

Started by RobbieCook, 19-Sep-2006 17:15

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BobK

20-Jun-2008, 14:43
Needful Things

Started by Miner49'er, 27-Nov-2006 10:44

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bwana_ndege

05-Jul-2008, 20:13
might be a bit offensive but...

Started by b.a.d., 03-Mar-2009 19:11

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RonBee

16-Mar-2009, 19:52
duck let loose

Started by undertakerTR, 15-Nov-2010 19:35

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Barb_D

22-Nov-2010, 19:03
[Idiom] idioms meaning "in difficult situation"

Started by Olenek, 18-Apr-2011 05:53

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Yeung Yee Ting

05-May-2011, 18:39
an idiom

Started by green_summer, 09-Jul-2004 09:03

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MW

01-Aug-2004, 05:03
Go Dutch

Started by blacknomi, 05-Sep-2004 07:37

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blacknomi

20-Sep-2004, 14:44
Stupid is as Stupid Does

Started by TomBrooklyn, 09-Dec-2005 19:32

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mfwills

08-Apr-2010, 12:10
butter in mouth

Started by MadHorse, 05-Jan-2006 04:44

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Tdol

19-Jan-2006, 06:53
hang of it!

Started by blouen, 11-Jul-2007 22:49

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sutrisno

31-Jul-2007, 04:06
bury the hatchet

Started by phorntita, 02-May-2009 05:21

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phorntita

25-May-2009, 14:28
Crazy Expressions

Started by PROESL, 13-Sep-2009 02:39

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PROESL

21-Oct-2009, 05:13
Idiom? Red meat for the right wings

Started by bmo, 22-Jan-2004 21:31

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bmo

12-Aug-2004, 00:41
Two idioms-same meaning?

Started by P. Fogg, 07-May-2004 17:15

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bmo

26-Jun-2004, 16:42
British English idioms or sayings for surprise

Started by hrdsmj, 27-Sep-2010 11:45

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birdeen's call

07-Nov-2010, 21:54
Inspirational thoughts

Started by rosyrose, 11-Oct-2010 05:51

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rosyrose

07-Nov-2010, 04:24
idiom about knowing nothing

Started by Puru Muru, 04-Feb-2011 16:29

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birdeen's call

14-Feb-2011, 12:07
up in smoke

Started by probus, 25-Feb-2011 06:36

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Tdol

02-Mar-2011, 06:11