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Idiom / Idiomatic
A speech form or an expression of a given language that is peculiar
expression
to itself grammatically or cannot be understood from the individual
meanings of its elements, as in keep tabs on
(To observe carefully e.g. Lets keep tabs on the new guy).
He got the sack when they found out that he'd lied about his
qualifications.
A fost concediat cnd au aflat c el ar fi minit n legtur cu
calificrile sale.
In his 1869 'Slang Dictionary', John Hotten records these alternatives
get the bag (from the North of England)
get the empty (from London).
A pig in a poke - something that you buy without knowing if it is good or not
Un porc ntr-o traist / O mare pcleal
Put all one's eggs in one basket A pune toate oule ntr-un singur co;
A miza totul pe un singur lucru.
e.g. Don't invest all your money in one company, I adivse you to diversify and not to
put all your eggs in one basket.
Nu-i investi toi banii ntr-o singur companie, te sftuiesc s te
diversifici si s nu i pui toate oule ntr-un singur co
puii nainte de a
iei din ou
You might be able to get a loan from the bank, but don't count your chickens before
they hatch.
S-ar putea s poi s iei un mprumut de la banc, dar nu-i numra puii nainte
de a iei din ou / dar nu spune hop, pn nu ai srit anul.
e.g. I'll pass through this illness; I'm too young to buy the farm.
Voi trece de aceast boal, sunt prea tnr ca s dau ortul popii.(sunt prea tnr
ca s mor)
Idioms
Idioms
Idioms
make a language sound very creative, and can also get you
into trouble understanding it;
They
are not used to make things simple, some of them are really
complicated and they dont mean what they sound like;
They
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