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behaves like a little angel #1 (permalink) Tue Mar 17, 2009 1:45 am   behaves like a little angel
 

Sentence:Never mind, most of the time it behaves like a little angel.
Shall I use this sentence for animal and stuff/gadget??
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behaves like a little angel #2 (permalink) Tue Mar 17, 2009 6:50 am   behaves like a little angel
 

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It would sound odd. Angels understand goodness.
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behaves like a little angel #3 (permalink) Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:48 am   behaves like a little angel
 

Hi Elaine,

I would use this expression to describe a machine working perfectly. You could say that your car usually behaves like a little angel - suggesting that most of the time it works very well, without problems.

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behaves like a little angel #4 (permalink) Tue Mar 17, 2009 13:13 pm   behaves like a little angel
 

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It may be a transatlantic difference, Eliane, but I would not compare my car to a 'little angel'; it is not a natural utterance here. We would say 'My car runs like a dream'.
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behaves like a little angel #5 (permalink) Tue Mar 17, 2009 14:05 pm   behaves like a little angel
 

Hi,

Sometimes of course the dream turns into a nightmare.

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behaves like a little angel #6 (permalink) Tue Mar 17, 2009 23:07 pm   behaves like a little angel
 

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