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Tintintintin76 Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

I don't know gold dust from diarrhea.

well, I'm not sure if it's an idiom.

I'm watching "In cold blood" and there is phrase "I don't know gold dust from diarrhea" and after that they are talking about "prospecting gold".

Does the phrase mean "I cannot tell gold dust from diarrhea" or something else?

Thanks in advance!
  

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Hi, Welcome to the Forum. No. It's not something that is commonly said.

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  • Hi, Welcome to the Forum.
  • No.
  • It's not something that is commonly said.
  • I'm watching "In cold blood" and there is phrase "I don't know gold dust from diarrhea" and after that they are talking about "prospecting gold".
  • Does the phrase mean "I cannot tell gold dust from diarrhea" Yes or something else?
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Hi,
Welcome to the Forum.

I'm not sure if it's an idiom.No. It's not something that is commonly said.

I'm watching "In cold blood" and there is phrase "I don't know gold dust from diarrhea" and after that they are talking about "prospecting gold".

Does the phrase mean "I cannot tell gold dust from diarrhea" Yes
or something else? Such expressions are often used
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WOW! I didn't think I could get such a prompt reply and a so detailed one!! Thank you so much, Clive!

And this is an amazing forum
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Wel you can't count on alwyas getting a reply in ten minutes -- but we do our best. Welcom to the Forum!
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