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#2 (permalink) Thu May 17, 2007 17:23 pm to drive like a little old lady |
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Hi,
Is this idiom commonplace in your dialect area?
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"To drive like a tortise" :twisted: _________________ I can eat 5 plates of chicken rice at 1 go...! |
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Ns I'm here quite often ;-)

Joined: 25 Aug 2006 Posts: 135 Location: Singapore
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#3 (permalink) Thu May 17, 2007 18:51 pm Idiom: to drive like a little old lady |
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The comparison I usually hear in this neck of the woods is that someone drives like a geezer (which would be driving like an old man). 8) _________________ "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." ~ Abraham Lincoln |
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Yankee I'm a Communicator ;-)

Joined: 16 Apr 2006 Posts: 8316 Location: USA
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#4 (permalink) Fri May 18, 2007 6:43 am Idiom: to drive like a little old lady |
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. I use 'Farmer Jones' ('Move it or milk it, buddy!') . _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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Mister Micawber Language Coach
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#5 (permalink) Fri May 18, 2007 11:31 am Idiom: to drive like a little old lady |
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| Some common Spanish expressions are 'to drive like a granny/grandpa' or 'like a Sunday driver', as in English. In French we often say 'to drive like a foot/like a tortoise/like a snail. |
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Conchita Language Coach

Joined: 26 Dec 2005 Posts: 2826 Location: Madrid, Spain
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#6 (permalink) Sat May 19, 2007 15:04 pm Idiom: to drive like a little old lady |
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Hi there,
Here in Jordan we tend to say " He is walking on egges, He's afraid to break it" as I translate it from Arabic |
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Mkhraim I'm new here and I like it ;-)
Joined: 05 Sep 2006 Posts: 21 Location: Jordan
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