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#2 (permalink) Thu Mar 10, 2005 15:08 pm English Expressions |
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have sticky fingers - when you have them, you are likely to steal sth;)
hit the jackpot - to win sth or suddenly get a lot of money
in a nutshell - to cut long story short, to say sth using as few words as possible
in black and white - on paper, sth is written down
be in hot water - to be in a dangerous situation or one that you are likely to be criticised
in the same boat - be in the same (unpleasant) situation as other ppl
to keep in touch - not losing contact with sb
keep up with the Joneses - you always want the same stuff as other ppl have, just to show that you can afford them too.
kick the bucket - give up a ghost, fell off the perch, bite the dust, snuff it - to die:)
kill two birds with one stone - you achieve two goals doing one thing
last word on sth - you won't say more, this is your last word
Try to take some expression tests from this site:) _________________ obsequium amicos, veritas odium parit |
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#3 (permalink) Thu Mar 10, 2005 23:18 pm English Expressions |
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| Mosteque wrote: |
have sticky fingers - when you have them, you are likely to steal sth;)
hit the jackpot - to win sth or suddenly get a lot of money
in a nutshell - to cut long story short, to say sth using as few words as possible
in black and white - on paper, sth is written down
be in hot water - to be in a dangerous situation or one that you are likely to be criticised
in the same boat - be in the same (unpleasant) situation as other ppl
to keep in touch - not losing contact with sb
keep up with the Joneses - you always want the same stuff as other ppl have, just to show that you can afford them too.
kick the bucket - give up a ghost, fell off the perch, bite the dust, snuff it - to die:)
kill two birds with one stone - you achieve two goals doing one thing
last word on sth - you won't say more, this is your last word
Try to take some expression tests from this site:) |
Thanks Mosteque!, and by the way, where can I get those test and what does STHmeans? |
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#4 (permalink) Fri Mar 11, 2005 9:28 am English Expressions |
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This is a link to tests : http://www.english-test.net/index.html
sth - something sb - somebody btw - by the way asap - as soon as possible lol - laughing on loudly
this is a kind of internet lingo, sorry for baffling you;) _________________ obsequium amicos, veritas odium parit |
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Mosteque I'm here quite often ;-)

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#5 (permalink) Sat Mar 12, 2005 20:06 pm English Expressions |
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| Mosteque wrote: |
This is a link to tests : http://www.english-test.net/index.html
sth - something sb - somebody btw - by the way asap - as soon as possible lol - laughing on loudly
this is a kind of internet lingo, sorry for baffling you;) |
Thanks AGAIN! Mosteque! |
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#6 (permalink) Sat Mar 12, 2005 21:29 pm English Expressions |
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| Dave wrote: |
| Mosteque wrote: |
This is a link to tests : http://www.english-test.net/index.html
sth - something sb - somebody btw - by the way asap - as soon as possible lol - laughing on loudly
this is a kind of internet lingo, sorry for baffling you;) |
Thanks AGAIN! Mosteque! |
lol I like www.About .com Try it thanks |
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#8 (permalink) Sun Mar 13, 2005 12:29 pm English Expressions |
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The server encountered an internal error and was unable to complete your request. _________________ obsequium amicos, veritas odium parit |
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Mosteque I'm here quite often ;-)

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#9 (permalink) Sun Mar 13, 2005 12:41 pm Netlingo |
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Yes, I got that message too but the site shows a Google PageRank 7/10 which means it must have been around for a while and has gained quite a level of importance. _________________ Test Of English for International Communication TOEIC Preparation & TOEIC Vocabulary |
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Dave I'm new here and I like it ;-)

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#11 (permalink) Sat Mar 19, 2005 9:48 am English Expressions |
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yes, indeed I omitted one. I did it on purpose because I hadn't known the meaning of it. Now when I've chcecked - read as follows;) :
Jack of all trades - a person who knows how to do many different jobs
This is a part of a bit longer saying: Jack of all trades, master of none, which simply means that this person can do a lot of things but isn't an expert at any of them. _________________ obsequium amicos, veritas odium parit |
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Mosteque I'm here quite often ;-)

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#12 (permalink) Sat Mar 19, 2005 17:35 pm English Expressions |
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yes, indeed I omitted one. I did it on purpose because I hadn't known the meaning of it. Now when I've chcecked - read as follows;) :
Jack of all trades - a person who knows how to do many different jobs
This is a part of a bit longer saying: Jack of all trades, master of none, which simply means that this person can do a lot of things but isn't an expert at any of them. |
Intresting, thanks Mosteque |
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#13 (permalink) Mon Mar 28, 2005 1:51 am English Expressions |
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| -keep in touch means to maintain communication. |
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#14 (permalink) Mon Apr 04, 2005 22:59 pm English Expressions |
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Thanks... That was helpful, I hope you guys to help me if i need help again with expressions, maby with idioms too  |
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Dave I'm new here and I like it ;-)

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Mosteque I'm here quite often ;-)

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| What's the difference between "more quickly" and "quicker"? | Could you please explain the meaning of these idioms? Thanks! |