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вторник, 24 сентября 2019 г.

Idiom : to burn the candle at both ends

There is an easy idiom about working hard. Try to remember it.




Are there any idioms in your language with the same meaning?

Do you know any idioms with word 'свеча' in Russian?

воскресенье, 26 мая 2019 г.

Idiom : Cold Turkey

Quite every person has bad habits. And stopping that bad habits is a very difficult process.
Sometimes even medical help is needed.

The meaning of the English idiom "Cold Turkey" is the period of extreme suffering that comes immediately after a person has stopped taking a drug.

Cold turkey means to quit something abruptly and without preparation or fanfare. Presumably, the term echos the idea of a cold turkey dinner which is one that does not take a lot of preparation and is presented without fanfare.


What bad habits do you suppose to be the most harmful for teenagers? Leave a comment below please

пятница, 26 апреля 2019 г.

Idiom : Tastes differ

Idiom Tastes differ has the meaning that different people like different things.


For Examle:

Fred: Bill always goes out with such stupid girls. I can't understand why. 


Alan: Tastes differ.

Below there is an episode:


What is Russian equivalent to this phrase?

вторник, 26 марта 2019 г.

Idiom : It's a dog's life


Phrase "It's a dog's life" means that the life is difficult, unpleasant and wrecked.


According to yourdictionary.com this expression was first recorded in a 16th-century manuscript and alludes to the miserable subservient existence of dogs during this era. 

By the 1660s there was a proverb: “It's a dog's life, hunger and ease.” (More information about this phrase on www.wisegeek.com)

Are there any idioms in your language with the same meaning? Please, comment below...