tdol said:I've reached the age where I don't understand what young native speakers say. ;-)
RonBee said: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.
blacknomi said:RonBee said: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.
I have questions for this one. Shouldn't evidence of things unseen be the part that is below the water? I can see the tip easily. Why?
:?:
RonBee said:Re:
- Going around in circles.
Explanation: trying hard to succed but failing to make any progress .
Example:
- You are going around in circles with that project of yours. You haven't made any progress. Maybe you need some help.
blacknomi said:RonBee said:Re:
- Going around in circles.
Explanation: trying hard to succed but failing to make any progress .
Example:
- You are going around in circles with that project of yours. You haven't made any progress. Maybe you need some help.
I describe someone whose talk is not clear, and keeps explaining again and again. I would say "His presentation goes in circles." Right?
blacknomi said:Hi, Ron
May I suggest? :lol:
It's good to learn these idioms and sayings. But I don't have much impression of these after reading it over if I don't use it in a real conversation or in any writing assignment. In my humble opinion, you could collect some of sayings that are closely related to a single concept, it may accelerate learning!
Either
Concept: Angry
1. hit the ceiling
2. go through the roof
3. ...
4. ...
or
Concept: Eat (idioms that contain the word 'eat')
1. eat your heart out
2. eat humble pie
3. dog-eat-dog world
4. ...
What do you say? :lol:
RonBee said:Your suggestion is a good one, but I have been putting them up as I think of them. (Did you notice a theme in my most recent posts?)
blacknomi said:RonBee said:Your suggestion is a good one, but I have been putting them up as I think of them. (Did you notice a theme in my most recent posts?)
Are you "frustrated" now? Keep your chin up.
RonBee said:Q: What does “You beat me to it” mean?
A: It means somebody else (the person spoken to in this case) did it first (whatever “it” is). Example: “I was going to answer that question, but it looks like Mike beat me to it.”
;-)
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