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What phrase or saying really gets your goat !

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11252) • United Kingdom 1 Mar

Hope you like what I did with the title there ! The one saying that bugs me is ….. ‘ it is what it is ‘ Firstly, of course it is Secondly, if you don’t like it, change it …… What sayings do you not like or bug you ?

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Leapin' Lizards!

celticeagle @celticeagle (189789) • Boise, Idaho 6 Aug

On the comic strip, "Little Orphan Annie" back in the 30s, she would exclaim this very phrase. I remember seeing them for a while in the Sunday comics when we used to get a hard copy paper. That wasn't my favorite saying said by a...

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“There’s no such thing as a free lunch"

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 14 Jul

When I was teaching a student, I came across this phrase. Over time, I came to understand the value of putting in more effort to achieve a goal. When it comes to basic needs like food and shelter, I think nothing is free. Even...

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The Power of the Phrase: "I am overloaded"

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 17 Oct 24

Allow me to express how I feel about what transpired last night. I had the impression that my Chinese employer had been recruiting a lot of students recently. During a specific period of free time yesterday night, I thought I...

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Weekend Warrior: Are You?!?

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 6 Oct 24

I came across the phrase "weekend warrior" today. As it defines it, a person who tends to take a lot of rest during weekends after working so hard from the working hours on weekdays. I am sure some of you are. For me, I cannot be...

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Quote: "Wisdom is totally different from our wisdom"

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 14 Jan 24

In every walk of life, people have different ways to show their wisdom. This is what I shared with one of my online adult students, who claimed that some older people are not wise. He even said that elders would not have wisdom as...

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Slogan: "Need Never Sleeps"

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 28 Jan 23

When I went to the local electric company a few days back, I took a photo of the phrase on the donation can of the Philippines Red Cross, "Need never sleeps." It is a short phrase with a big impact for those sensitive enough to...

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Question: "What would be your reaction to this phrase?"

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 24 Jul 22

Today, I am taking the time to relax when seeing this meme phrase: "We are not old." "We are recycled teenagers," which makes me laugh at some point. It made my day because I saw this scenario with my aunt and her friends at her...

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A Phrase: "Enter a World of Joy"

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 4 Dec 21

Before my friend went back to Manila, I agreed to meet him in one of the fast-food chains in my city called 'Jollibee.' It is the local counterpart of McDonald's. I took a photo of this phrase, 'enter a world of joy.' I like how...

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Congratulations to Me

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 12 Nov 21

I am done with all my notifications and still have more time to check some new posted discussions. I did it while teaching online. Multitasking is not bad after all. I am humbly saying that I was one of the pioneers in my current...

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Quote: 'The safer the place is, the less interesting it becomes.'

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 6 May 21

My student is crazy with this phrase. He claimed that being not in a disco bar is good to have fun. I did not say anything because I do not want to spiel about the safety because of this coronavirus. I assumed that he is feeling...

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The Phrase that Cannot Go Away in My Mind

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 16 Apr 21

This morning, the neighbors were singing a song and keep on shouting the phrase, 'I believe in God.' There is nothing wrong with this phrase because I do believe in Him. But I do not believe with these neighbors of mine. As they...

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Do you usually say 'Hi'...

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 28 Mar 21

... to your neighbors? No, not really. The only people that I say 'Hi' to the owner and her family members of our rented apartment. My family and I do not bother to know the other neighbors. It has been more than a year that we...

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The First Tattoo I'm Getting

Jordan Lader @JordanLader (7386) • Sparta, Tennessee 22 Feb 21

So we made it official the other night. Instead of getting my husband's name done first because it's a slightly big tattoo, I would start with this one. I love this phrase and I have my own reasons for the semi-colon heart....

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Double-Meaning Phrase: 'A spoonful of honey is worth more than a gallon of vinegar.'

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 12 Nov 20

Literally, honey is useful in catching more flies than a gallon of vinegar. The downside is that more ants will eat it. On the other hand, this phrase means 'expresses the idea that it is more effective to be polite...

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"I don't know" is the common...

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 26 Aug 20

...phrase that I am hearing from my students lately. The effort of translating the words or sentences into their native language makes me feel bored when still saying 'I don't know' by them. Even if this...

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How can you explain this phrase?

Shavkat @Shavkat (141906) • Philippines 22 Jul 20

"Those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do." Superficially, it is fine to ignore someone if he or she is fine. Deeply, if someone thinks superior to others, then he or she doesn't need to be treated. Literally,...

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What are things people say without realizing it's offensive?

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 12 Nov 19

I thought this would be an interesting discussion to post since we have several different nationalities that frequent this site. There are slang / jargon words and phrases that people use that may seem innocent but might be...

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Raining While The Sun Is out

Sharon @simone10 (54180) • Louisville, Kentucky 12 Apr 19

It's been raining off and on here all morning. Along with the rain, it has been very windy. Right now the sun is trying to come out and it made me think of something my Mom used to say. I know we have probably all experienced...

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A grammar question....

Margarita @Meramar (2695) 10 Feb 19

One of the books I am studying is called "A grammar companion to Lengua Inglesa I (English language I). There is a paragraph reffering to finite clause and says as following: "A finite clause is one whose verb phrase has a finite...

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