RonBee said:(Say: "came riding by on a horse")
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Thanks. I can also say, "gallopped by on a horse," right?
BMO
RonBee said:(Say: "came riding by on a horse")
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bmo said:RonBee said:(Say: "came riding by on a horse")
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Thanks. I can also say, "gallopped by on a horse," right?
BMO
bmo said:RonBee said:(Say: "came riding by on a horse")
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Thanks. I can also say, "gallopped by on a horse," right?
BMO
In China, we often use " rains cats and dogs "RonBee said:Never has it rained cats and dogs,
But sometimes it rains frogs.
:wink:
In China, we often use " rains cats and dogs "RonBee said:Never has it rained cats and dogs,
But sometimes it rains frogs.
:wink:
tdol said:The origins are unclear:
http://www.quinion.com/words/qa/qa-rai1.htm
We don't use it much any more in the UK.;-)
tdol said:The origins are unclear:
http://www.quinion.com/words/qa/qa-rai1.htm
We don't use it much any more in the UK.;-)
RonBee said:""Hanging up goat's heads and selling dog meat" does, no doubt, mean that the seller is advertising one thing and selling another. (Apparently, goat meat is considered preferable to dog meat.) I don't think that particular expression will catch on here (USA).
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RonBee said:""Hanging up goat's heads and selling dog meat" does, no doubt, mean that the seller is advertising one thing and selling another. (Apparently, goat meat is considered preferable to dog meat.) I don't think that particular expression will catch on here (USA).
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Ulli said:tdol said:The origins are unclear:
http://www.quinion.com/words/qa/qa-rai1.htm
We don't use it much any more in the UK.;-)
Really? :roll: I'm very surprised I found that idiom in my English book.
What do you say instead :?:
Ulli :wink:
Ulli said:tdol said:The origins are unclear:
http://www.quinion.com/words/qa/qa-rai1.htm
We don't use it much any more in the UK.;-)
Really? :roll: I'm very surprised I found that idiom in my English book.
What do you say instead :?:
Ulli :wink:
green_summer said:In China, we often use " rains cats and dogs "RonBee said:Never has it rained cats and dogs,
But sometimes it rains frogs.
:wink:When I use this idiom first time, I felt it is very funny, how can the cats and dogs be rained?? *_*
green_summer said:In China, we often use " rains cats and dogs "RonBee said:Never has it rained cats and dogs,
But sometimes it rains frogs.
:wink:When I use this idiom first time, I felt it is very funny, how can the cats and dogs be rained?? *_*
Ulli said:I'll take a look right away, Susie. THX.
:idea:
Ulli :wink:
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