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@JudyEv (382038)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Feb 22

I had no idea I used so many until I started taking notice of them.

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Shavkat

@Shavkat (141905)

• Philippines

5 Feb 22

Thank you for sharing them and letting them be used during my classes online.

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@shaggin (74987)

• United States

6 Feb 22

@Shavkat when my son was doing cyber school they taught him many idioms. I hadn’t ever heard of many of them and some can be so strange.

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@JudyEv (382038)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Feb 22

You're welcome. It would be good if they were useful.

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Shavkat

@Shavkat (141905)

• Philippines

6 Feb 22

@shaggin I can feel you. Personally, some of these idiomatic expressions are not useful in real life.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (169474)

• United States

5 Feb 22

Sounds like it might be fun. I hope someone wants to write about them. Here is another idiom: mind your p's and q's.

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@shaggin (74987)

• United States

6 Feb 22

@GardenGerty that means to mind your manners correct? I had to tell my stepson that at dinner tonight.

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@JudyEv (382038)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Feb 22

Good one - and don't forget to do the i's and cross the t's.

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OceanTiara

@RebeccasFarm (91297)

• United States

5 Feb 22

I love the pony

I just write as I am a gifted writer...I dont bother thinking of any systems or ways to do it One day I will pass away and all my writings will be worth a fortune

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OceanTiara

@RebeccasFarm (91297)

• United States

5 Feb 22

@JudyEv

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@JudyEv (382038)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Feb 22

Good for you. Some talk about having nothing to write about.

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (148730)

• Roseburg, Oregon

5 Feb 22

All of those would be good to write discussions about. Have a good weekend.

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@JudyEv (382038)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Feb 22

I hope it helps someone. Otherwise, I might have to do them all myself!

@shaggin (74987)

• United States

6 Feb 22

@JudyEv I wouldn’t mind reading all the ones you write

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@JudyEv (382038)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Feb 22

@shaggin

Thanks. Maybe I'll get stuck one day soon and have to come back to one of these.

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DW Davis

@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

5 Feb 22

Part of the vocabulary lessons for my 4th graders is learning about idioms. I love to tell them the story about the time that, while I was stationed in Korea, I told my Korean counterpart that I was feeling under the weather. We were on a field exercise. He looked up at the sky, held out his hand, and asked, "Sergeant D, aren't we all under the weather?" After I explained that it was an American idiom, he had me repeat it until he had it memorized. A few weeks later, I heard him telling one of his friends that he didn't want to go out again after a night on the town because he was "feeling under the weather."

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@shaggin (74987)

• United States

6 Feb 22

@DWDavis I enjoyed reading that, so cute. Thank you for sharing that great story!

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@JudyEv (382038)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Feb 22

That's a great story. At least he memorised it exactly. I'm sure he felt very 'superior' for that small time.

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (51819)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

5 Feb 22

My erstwhile husband would sometimes use the "kick over the traces" idiom and I had no idea what he was talking about. (I do know the meaning of it now.)

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@JudyEv (382038)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Feb 22

I had trouble finding a photo to go with this but found a 'trace' on the pony's harness.

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LK2018

@Letranknight2015 (52665)

• Philippines

5 Feb 22

Nothing comings up on my mind when it comes writing based on those titles.

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@JudyEv (382038)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Feb 22

Not a problem. I really meant for someone to search for the origin of the saying and write about that - how the saying came into existence.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502427)

• Italy

5 Feb 22

Excellent idea. Often is hard to find an idiom from my language if I cannot really understand the meaning of a phrase. In the bad books - Essere sul libro nero Straight as a die - Dritto come un fuso

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502427)

• Italy

5 Feb 22

@JudyEv I will be happy to help you. Just for fun I started Italian lessons on Duolingo and some phrases made me laugh a lot. I think they need some Italian people to correctly write those phrases, we are no more in the Middle Age, some words are no more used in modern Italian.

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@JudyEv (382038)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Feb 22

@LadyDuck I was going to try Duolingo as the others know a few words already. It's a shame if it isn't really authentic.

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@JudyEv (382038)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Feb 22

Two of my friends may soon be having Italian lessons and have asked me to join them.

I would actually rather continue learning French but it would be fun to learn with my friends and we could practise with each other. And if we have an argument over something Italian, I can say 'I'll ask my friend Anna'.

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Jeff Moffitt

@moffittjc (128835)

• Gainesville, Florida

5 Feb 22

The only ones on your list I haven't heard of are "kick over the traces" and "thin on the ground." What are the meaning of those?

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Jeff Moffitt

@moffittjc (128835)

• Gainesville, Florida

7 Feb 22

@JudyEv Thanks for the explanation. It's always interesting learning about expressions and sayings in other countries.

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Shiva

@Shiva49 (28380)

• Singapore

5 Feb 22

I am familiar with most of them. I too use idioms often. One from a language I know - if water goes above our heads, it does not matter if it is 6 feet or sixty. Another, I loved from my days in Indonesia. - was handed over two packets; one contains honey while another poison. Alas, I forgot which is which! I just explained the gist of what the idioms said.

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@JudyEv (382038)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Feb 22

Those are good. And then there is 'putting your head in the sand'. I'm sure other languages have lots of idioms too.

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Dena Miller

@Dena91 (17039)

• United States

5 Feb 22

Interesting... I have been thinking about doing a series on phrases and where they came from.

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@JudyEv (382038)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Feb 22

That's a good idea too. I'll look forward to seeing some.

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Sunrise Fan

@sunrisefan (28524)

• Philippines

5 Feb 22

Another one would be "put your money where you mouth is". Also, "strike while the iron is hot".

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@shaggin (74987)

• United States

6 Feb 22

@sunrisefan I know both of them but have never used them personally

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@JudyEv (382038)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Feb 22

Yes, I know both those. 'Let your fingers do the walking' is another.

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Sunrise Fan

@sunrisefan (28524)

• Philippines

5 Feb 22

@JudyEv Yes, that's another too :)

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (222302)

• United States

5 Feb 22

Great picture. I'm not familiar with all the idioms. For example, "kick over the traces" and "thin on the ground".

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@JudyEv (382038)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Feb 22

'Kick over the traces' comes from having a badly behaved horse kicking when it's being put in a cart and getting its leg over the trace.

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Kareng

@kareng (80243)

• United States

6 Feb 22

I know and have heard of most of them!

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Kareng

@kareng (80243)

• United States

6 Feb 22

@JudyEv I have never heard of "thin on the ground."

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@JudyEv (382038)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Feb 22

@kareng It means 'scarce' or 'not a lot around'.

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@JudyEv (382038)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Feb 22

I thought they were probably pretty common but other common ones (to me) have been unknown. lol

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The Horse

@TheHorse (238306)

• Walnut Creek, California

7 Feb 22

I had not heard four of them. I guess I've had my head in the sand.

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The Horse

@TheHorse (238306)

• Walnut Creek, California

8 Feb 22

@JudyEv Heh. Did you notice that I added one to your list?

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@JudyEv (382038)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Feb 22

@TheHorse I did actually although it crossed my mind that you may not have realised what you had done.

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@JudyEv (382038)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Feb 22

Really? Four you didn't know? That surprises me a bit.

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DianneN

@DianneN (254926)

• United States

5 Feb 22

Great list. Smack dab in the middle is one off the top of my head - another

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DianneN

@DianneN (254926)

• United States

6 Feb 22

@JudyEv and don’t forget about off the top of my head

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@JudyEv (382038)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Feb 22

I'd forgotten about smack dab in the middle.

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@JudyEv (382038)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Feb 22

@DianneN Oh yes I did forget - and there is 'it went straight over his head'

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

5 Feb 22

There are a few new ones in your list. You scored on this selection.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

10 Feb 22

@JudyEv Yes, there are. I'm finding I'm using more idioms since reading your post.

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@JudyEv (382038)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 Feb 22

@just4him Do you think you're using more or are you just more aware of them now?

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@JudyEv (382038)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Feb 22

Others have added some good ones too. There are dozens when you start working on it.

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NoneTheWriter

@sammyy (527)

• India

5 Feb 22

Niceee! Thank you soo much... You are such a sweetheart

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@JudyEv (382038)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Feb 22

That's a kind thing to say. Thank you.

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@dgobucks226 (37621)

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6 Feb 22

I enjoy using idioms. It's a clever way to expressing yourself and some are just really funny phrases. So, keep "your nose to the grindstone" and continue with the terrific posts!

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@shaggin (74987)

• United States

6 Feb 22

@dgobucks226

I enjoyed your last sentence, good one

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