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Does "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past" mean...?

Forums: Idioms, Grammar, Esl, English

Question by oristarA
Posted 06/12/13 8:55 AM

Replies: 35
Views: 338

Last Post by JTT
on 06/18/13 5:30 PM

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pillage at the hands of both the Japanese and the KMT?

Forums: Esl, English, Grammar, Idiom, Idioms

Question by oristarA
Posted 06/02/13 9:16 AM

Replies: 41
Views: 433

Last Post by JTT
on 06/15/13 8:22 AM

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Does "Betty gets blue" mean "Betty becomes depressed"?

Forums: Esl, Idioms, English, Grammar, Slang

Question by oristarA
Posted 06/03/13 9:44 AM

Replies: 1
Views: 83

Last Post by tsarstepan
on 06/03/13 9:53 AM

8

Eat more, don't waste.

Forums: English, Esl, Idioms, Learning English, Efl

Discussion by WBYeats
Posted 05/14/13 12:03 AM

Replies: 22
Views: 341

Last Post by WBYeats
on 05/21/13 8:42 PM

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Does "Christians all too often come across as arrogant, judgmental, and ..." mean...?

Forums: Esl, English, Grammar, Idiom, Idioms

Question by oristarA
Posted 04/02/13 9:03 AM

Replies: 25
Views: 577

Last Post by oristarA
on 04/03/13 11:05 PM

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after all was...?

Forums: English, Esl, Grammar, Idiom, Idioms

Question by Nancy88
Posted 02/21/13 10:14 PM

Replies: 8
Views: 376

Last Post by Nancy88
on 03/06/13 1:00 AM

4

Does "tourists get bang for buck firing guns" mean "tourists get joy for money-paying guns"?

Forums: Esl, English, Grammar, Idiom, Idioms

Question by oristarA
Posted 03/02/13 8:55 AM

Replies: 8
Views: 341

Last Post by roger
on 03/04/13 1:14 PM

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Top bananas, sharp cookies, and rotten apples - the expressions referring to people

Forums: Language, Idioms, Survey, Food Metaphors

Discussion by anaid99
Posted 02/06/13 11:12 AM

Replies: 71
Views: 1,788

Last Post by izzythepush
on 02/10/13 2:42 AM

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When life gives you lemons.... pt. 2

Forums: Idioms, Movie Quotes, Movie Trivia, Cliches, When Life Gives You Lemons

Discussion by tsarstepan
Posted 06/09/11 6:49 PM

Replies: 5
Views: 3,493

Last Post by Ali Asghar Joyo
on 02/03/13 10:47 PM

5

How can "charm ooze out of one's ears"?

Forums: Esl, English, Grammar, Idiom, Idioms

Question by oristarA
Posted 12/12/12 7:10 AM

Replies: 12
Views: 466

Last Post by InfraBlue
on 12/13/12 11:00 AM

3

Does "broken up about" mean "cut off the relationship with"?

Forums: Esl, English, Grammar, Idiom, Idioms

Question by oristarA
Posted 12/12/12 7:25 AM

Replies: 5
Views: 291

Last Post by McTag
on 12/12/12 4:29 PM

1

Does "the staff ragged in search of seemingly arcane data" mean ...

Forums: Esl, Idiom, Idioms, Learning English, Efl

Question by oristarA
Posted 11/28/12 9:56 AM

Replies: 5
Views: 279

Last Post by oristarA
on 11/29/12 1:11 AM

2

What do these sentences mean?

Forums: Esl, Grammar, English, Idioms, Aphorisms

Question by Nguyenbaogiang
Posted 11/10/12 8:46 PM

Replies: 20
Views: 676

Last Post by MontereyJack
on 11/17/12 6:52 PM

2

the phrase "high and dry" used in a humourous way

Forums: Esl, Idioms

Question by oristarA
Posted 10/29/12 9:45 PM

Replies: 3
Views: 267

Last Post by oristarA
on 10/30/12 4:54 PM

4

Ways to learn and to practice English idioms

Forums: English, Idioms, English Idioms

Discussion by Complete
Posted 10/08/12 11:52 AM

Replies: 13
Views: 967

Last Post by fresco
on 10/08/12 3:44 PM

4

What does "putting him smack" mean? Making him a focus?

Forums: English, Esl, Grammar, Idioms, Efl

Question by oristarA
Posted 06/18/12 9:44 AM

Replies: 8
Views: 566

Last Post by izzythepush
on 06/19/12 1:31 AM

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PAY ATTENTION?

Forums: English, Esl, Language, Philosophy, Idioms

Discussion by William
Posted 07/11/10 11:41 AM

Replies: 29
Views: 11,363

Last Post by surovi
on 01/17/12 6:46 AM

0

present company included = including present day's writers?

Forums: Esl, English, Grammar, Idioms, Learning English

Question by oristarA
Posted 08/16/11 11:14 AM

Replies: 2
Views: 877

Last Post by oristarA
on 08/16/11 6:03 PM

0

slang again

Forums: English, Esl, Grammar, Slang, Idioms

Question by RoseRose000
Posted 06/24/11 1:59 AM

Replies: 2
Views: 534

Last Post by RoseRose000
on 06/24/11 4:15 AM

0

Is it an idiom?

Forums: English, Esl, Grammar, Slang, Idioms

Question by RoseRose000
Posted 06/22/11 10:04 PM

Replies: 0
Views: 429

Last Post by RoseRose000
on 06/22/11 10:04 PM

3

felt like a square peg in a round hole?

Forums: English, Esl, Grammar, Idioms

Question by oristarA
Posted 06/05/11 8:35 PM

Replies: 5
Views: 716

Last Post by oristarA
on 06/05/11 9:03 PM

0

When life gives you lemons....

Forums: Idioms, Movie Quotes, Movie Trivia, Cliches, When Life Gives You Lemons

Question by tsarstepan
Posted 05/31/11 8:51 PM

Replies: 0
Views: 595

Last Post by tsarstepan
on 05/31/11 8:51 PM

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Local expressions and what they mean

Forums: Idioms, Languages, Language, Culture

Discussion by rosborne979
Posted 07/09/08 6:21 PM

Replies: 46
Views: 6,824

Last Post by FBM
on 05/06/11 9:08 PM

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done with = finished?

Forums: Esl, English, Grammar, Idioms, Efl

Question by oristarA
Posted 04/30/11 11:40 PM

Replies: 6
Views: 507

Last Post by oristarA
on 05/01/11 9:27 PM

0

Hobbyhorse and Green Plum

Forums: Chinese, Idioms

Question by oristarA
Posted 04/28/11 11:17 PM

Replies: 8
Views: 1,369

Last Post by oristarA
on 04/29/11 2:10 AM

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