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#1 (permalink) Mon Nov 29, 2010 3:31 am Query

Is it correct to use the expression "a couple of cakes". Is it an idiom? Joan

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#2 (permalink) Mon Nov 29, 2010 3:58 am Re: Query

Yes, it is an idiom, and it is informal. It means some/several cakes.

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