pinbong
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Hi, teachers:
I want to know if the following three phrases somewhat old and too formal to use in casual conversations. And especially, are they chiefly used in British English?? I kind of can't think of any American English articles I saw them in.
I heard all these phrases from British TV shows, and most are set in Victorian time or earlier. Honestly I don't quite understand what they mean, even after I looked them up in dictionaries.
Many thanks in advance.
I want to know if the following three phrases somewhat old and too formal to use in casual conversations. And especially, are they chiefly used in British English?? I kind of can't think of any American English articles I saw them in.
do somebody justice
serve somebody right
to one's likings
I heard all these phrases from British TV shows, and most are set in Victorian time or earlier. Honestly I don't quite understand what they mean, even after I looked them up in dictionaries.
Many thanks in advance.