the penguin dictionary of english idioms new york 1989
Tài liệu Dictionary of English Idioms and Idiomatic Expressions pptx
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13/12/2013, 13:15
... unpopular at the moment.
In the doghouse
If someone is in the doghouse, they are in disgrace because they have done something wrong.
In the face of
If people act in the face of something, they do ... activity.
In the making
When something is in the making, it means it is in the process of being made.
In the offing
If something is in the offing, it is very likely to happen soon.
In the pink ... square, they follow the rules and win conclusively.
Fair crack of the whip
(UK) If everybody has a fair crack of the whip, they all have equal opportunities to do something.
Fair shake of the...
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Tài liệu Dictionary of English Idioms and Idiomatic Expressions docx
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20/01/2014, 09:21
... done'.
At the end of your rope
(USA) If you are at the end of your rope, you are at the limit of your patience or endurance.
At the end of your tether
(UK) If you are at the end of your tether, ... from the beginning right to the very end.
From the bottom of your heart
If someone does something from the bottom of their heart, then they do it with genuine emotion and feeling.
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At the drop of a hat
If you would do something at the drop of a hat, you'd do it immediately.
At the end of the day
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Dictionary of english idioms
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18/06/2014, 09:59
... greener on the other side of the fence'.
The more the merrier 99
The more the merrier means that the greater the quantity or the bigger the number of
something, the happier the speaker ...
Talk of the town 99
When everybody is talking about particular people and events, they are he talk of the town.
Talk out of the back of your head 9
If someone is talking out of the back of their ... depressed, you are out of sorts.
Out of the blue 99
If something happens out of the blue, it happens suddenly and unexpectedly.
Out of the frying pan, into the fire 99
If you get out of one problem,...
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Dictionary of English Idioms & Idiomatic Expressions pptx
Ngày tải lên :
28/06/2014, 03:20
... chaotic.
At the bottom of the totem pole
(USA) If someone is at the bottom of the totem pole, they are unimportant. Opposite is at the
top of the totem pole.
At the coalface
If you work at the coalface, ... position
At the top of my lungs
If you shout at the top of your lungs, you shout as loudly as you possibly can.
At the top of the list
If something is at the top of the list, it is of highest ... out of the woodwork
When things come out of the woodwork, they appear unexpectedly. ('Crawl out of the
woodwork' is also used.)
Come out of your shell
If someone comes out of their...
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Báo cáo khoa học: "The Derivation of a GrammaticaUy Indexed Lexicon from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English" pptx
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24/03/2014, 02:20
... the utility
of the
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a suitable source dictionary for the target lexicon.
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Within the larger framework of the Alvey Programme
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Given the goal of the toolkit projects to provide a led-
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analysis of English, there is a precise definition of the ... source of lexical information. Therefore,
rather than batch process the MRD source, the lexicon
development software is based around the concept of
semi-automatic and rapid construction of entries,...
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Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in New York City, Volume One: The CSEC Population in New York City: Size, Characteristics, and Needs doc
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24/03/2014, 21:20
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they were offered any coupons, and if so, to report the number(s) of those coupons. Five of the
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The Campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn potx
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31/03/2014, 14:20
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THE
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INCLUDING A NEW AND CIRCUMSTANTIAL ACCOUNT OF
THE BATTLE OF LONG ISLAND AND THE LOSS OF NEW YORK,
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REVIEW OF EVENTS TO THE CLOSE OF THE ... Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York, 1870,
p. 884.
The maps in the early London editions of Gordon's and Stedman's histories of the war, each put five
fortifications on the ... as a sacrifice to the
cause; Colonels Crary and Angell and the Olneys served with the highest credit; and the men of the regiments,
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Penguin Dictionary of American English Usage and Style_2 ppsx
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11/08/2014, 18:21
... Currently she is the
Chair of the Board of Directors of
Magic Years Day Care. . . .
Correction: the chairman of the judiciary
committee, membership chairman, and
chairman of the board of directors.
Although ... melon is the largest
of the three” but “This melon is the
larger of the two.”
It is a common mistake to use the su-
perlative instead of the comparative; for
instance, to say that someone is the
“tallest” ... of a market scene in Niger,
a book of true adventure contains an ex-
ample of the strict use of career:
A man trying out a camel careered out
of control, much to the amusement of
the crowd.
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