English Idioms and Sayings
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What is (a case of) dog eat dog?
Answer: a situation in business, political, etc. where there is a lot of competition and people are willing to harm each other in order to succeed.
e.g I am afraid in this line of work it's a case of dog eat dog.
We are operating in a dog-eat-dog world!:lol:
What is " be in the doghouse?"
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Answer: a situation in business, political, etc. where there is a lot of competition and people are willing to harm each other in order to succeed.
e.g I am afraid in this line of work it's a case of dog eat dog.
We are operating in a dog-eat-dog world!:lol:
What is " be in the doghouse?"
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Q: What does "Once burnt, twice shy" mean? (Also: "Once bitten, twice shy.)
A: If a child touches a hot stove the child will remember that and be careful about touching the stove again. By extension, if a person has a bad experience that person will tend to remember that experience and, if possible, avoid doing what resulted in the unpleasantness.
A: If a child touches a hot stove the child will remember that and be careful about touching the stove again. By extension, if a person has a bad experience that person will tend to remember that experience and, if possible, avoid doing what resulted in the unpleasantness.
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Q: What does "Experience is the best teacher" mean?
A: What we learn from experience we remember better than what we learn other ways. However, the lessons learned from experience are often hard-won. Also, people sometimes learn the wrong lessons from experience. In any case, it is better to learn from the experience of others than to have to make the mistakes yourself.
A: What we learn from experience we remember better than what we learn other ways. However, the lessons learned from experience are often hard-won. Also, people sometimes learn the wrong lessons from experience. In any case, it is better to learn from the experience of others than to have to make the mistakes yourself.
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Q: What does it mean to look at the world through rose-colored glasses?
A: Someone who looks at the world through rose-colored glasses always looks on the bright side of things. She is ever optimistic.
A: Someone who looks at the world through rose-colored glasses always looks on the bright side of things. She is ever optimistic.
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Q: What is "the tip of the iceberg"?
A: Evidence of things unseen. The tip of the iceberg is only a small part of it. Most of an iceberg is below the water.
A: Evidence of things unseen. The tip of the iceberg is only a small part of it. Most of an iceberg is below the water.
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Q: What does it mean to "face the music"?
A: Come to terms with the situation. Especially, confront a difficult or unpleasant situation. Example:
A: Come to terms with the situation. Especially, confront a difficult or unpleasant situation. Example:
- When his boss called him on the carpet he knew he was going to have to face the music.
- Charged with dereliction of duty, he had to go before the Board of Inquiry and face the music.
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Q: What does that sentence mean?
A: You got angry at somebody and went for a walk to give yourself time to cool down (let your anger subside).
- I got hot under the collar and went for a walk to cool down.
Q: What does that sentence mean?
A: You got angry at somebody and went for a walk to give yourself time to cool down (let your anger subside).
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A little bit messy, but seems useful ( in fact, it is)
deserves to bump
and are those all always speaking?
I think that's why I couldn't understand what native especially young speakers say
deserves to bump
and are those all always speaking?
I think that's why I couldn't understand what native especially young speakers say
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