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MUSCOVITE Posted 14 years ago
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Are these expressions ever used in modern English?
Hi,
Are the following idioms&collocations still "common enough" in modern spoken English?
(1) It is all in a lifetime ( ?? "Everything can happen in one's lifetime", "Things happen", etc.)
(2) Crashing bore
(3) a long drink of water ( = very tall person?)
thanks!
Mus-tee
Are the following idioms&collocations still "common enough" in modern spoken English?
(1) It is all in a lifetime ( ?? "Everything can happen in one's lifetime", "Things happen", etc.)
(2) Crashing bore
(3) a long drink of water ( = very tall person?)
thanks!
Mus-tee
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1) Not used among any group of people I know. 2) I hear this occasionally. 3) You have the expression wrong.
- 1) Not used among any group of people I know.
- 2) I hear this occasionally.
- 3) You have the expression wrong.
- It's "a tall drink of water".
- I hear it now and then.
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1) Not used among any group of people I know.
2) I hear this occasionally.
3) You have the expression wrong. It's "a tall drink of water". I hear it now and then. I believe I've heard it said more often by a woman about a tall, handsome man than in any other context. The experience of others may be different.
CJ
2) I hear this occasionally.
3) You have the expression wrong. It's "a tall drink of water". I hear it now and then. I believe I've heard it said more often by a woman about a tall, handsome man than in any other context. The experience of others may be different.
CJ
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