Jayne
What are the expressions most used in English ?
26 mrt. 2016 06:17
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There are too many expressions/idioms/phrases to mention! Some come from other languages; for example "carpe diem" ("seize the day" or "don't let life pass you by") is Latin and "c'est la vie" ("that's life" / "such is life") is French. Here are three I use a lot, which doesn't mean they are the ones which most English speaking people use! 1) "When there's a will, there's a way": If you really want to do something, you can. 2) "It's raining cats and dogs": It's raining a lot. 3) "Once bitten, twice shy": you can be frightened to do something a second time because the first time was unsuccessful. Some of these expressions are so famous that English speakers will just use their beginnings to make themselves understood. Sometimes I just say "when there's a will..." or "once bitten..." and the people I'm talking with understand me.
26 maart 2016
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The English language is replete with expressions, colloquialisms, idioms and so forth. Indeed there are thousands of examples. Check it out online. There's one... "Check it out."
26 maart 2016
There're alot. Why don't u search them in google. It can give you thousands of results
26 maart 2016
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