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Hasibrahman Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Foaming at the mouth

Is it grammatically correct? Is there any equivalent expression of the part in bold?

? I hope this time those countries, foamaing at the mouth by advocating for humanity, wouldn't turn a blind eye to this!



NB: I know "foaming at the mouth" means "to become angry". But here what I meant about "fomaing at the mouth" is that, those countries' people advocates human rights so much as if foam is coming out from their mouth, I mean they talk a lot of protecting humanity/ human rights which seems like foam is coming out as they're talking too much (on humanity) just like the spit comes out when you're talking too much.

  

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Hasibrahman seems like foam is coming out as they're talking too much (on humanity) just like the spit comes out when you're talking too much. I can see why you thought that, but no. Fixed expressions insist on their fixed meanings, and all you can ever do is twist one for irony or torture it for laughs.

  • Hasibrahman seems like foam is coming out as they're talking too much (on humanity) just like the spit comes out when you're talking too much.
  • I can see why you thought that, but no.
  • Fixed expressions insist on their fixed meanings, and all you can ever do is twist one for irony or torture it for laughs.
  • Your "foaming at the mouth" does not work the way you want.
  • Besides, you shouldn't put two unrelated metaphors in the same sentence.
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Hasibrahmanseems like foam is coming out as they're talking too much (on humanity) just like the spit comes out when you're talking too much.

I can see why you thought that, but no. Fixed expressions insist on their fixed meanings, and all you can ever do is twist one for irony or torture it for laughs. Your "foaming at the mouth" does not work the way you

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