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YoungBuddy Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
Idiom
"I have to do my l's and cross my T's "
what does this idiom mean exactly, is it commonly used ?
what does this idiom mean exactly, is it commonly used ?
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It should be "to do t your/the i's and cross your/the t's" It means you have to take care of all the details, including the minor ones, often in relation to finishing a task. I've heard it a few times, but I don't know if it is actually used often by native speakers.
- It should be "to do t your/the i's and cross your/the t's" It means you have to take care of all the details, including the minor ones, often in relation to finishing a task.
- I've heard it a few times, but I don't know if it is actually used often by native speakers.
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It should be "to dot your/the i's and cross your/the t's"
It means you have to take care of all the details, including the minor ones, often in relation to finishing a task. I've heard it a few times, but I don't know if it is actually used often by native speakers.
It means you have to take care of all the details, including the minor ones, often in relation to finishing a task. I've heard it a few times, but I don't know if it is actually used often by native speakers.
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Talking about idioms .. How could a person knows whether an idiom is commonly used or not ?
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