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Mr. Tom Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

Go figure

Hi

I just saw the idiom "go figure " used by one of our British friends. I always thought that it was mainly used in AmE.

Is the idiom also common in BrE?

Thanks

Tom
  

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Mr. Tom I just saw the idiom "go figure " used by one of our British friends. Idioms are like viruses.

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  • Tom I just saw the idiom "go figure " used by one of our British friends.
  • Idioms are like viruses.
  • They can spread rapidly.
  • Here is a discussion of the phrase, and where it may have begun.
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Mr. TomI just saw the idiom "go figure " used by one of our British friends.
Idioms are like viruses. They can spread rapidly.

Here is a discussion of the phrase, and where it may have begun.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/25/magazine/25wwlnsaf
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Mr. TomIs the idiom also common in BrE?
No. It's mainly used in AmE.
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Mr. Tomone of our British friends
I've been around Americans too long, I guess. Emotion: embarrassed
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fivejedjonI guess
I suppose so. Emotion: wink
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