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Pen guava 331 Posted 7 years ago
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Is it correct /idiomatic to say that

-something is "spreading like a runway light"

-something is Happening "to the sorrow of somebody"

  

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something is "spreading like a runway light" I've never heard this. It sounds odd to me. -something is happening "to the sorrow of somebody" This seems like OK English, but it doesn't seem idiomatic to me.

— Clive

  • something is "spreading like a runway light" I've never heard this.
  • It sounds odd to me.
  • -something is happening "to the sorrow of somebody" This seems like OK English, but it doesn't seem idiomatic to me.
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something is "spreading like a runway light" I've never heard this. It sounds odd to me.

-something is happening "to the sorrow of somebody" This seems like OK English, but it doesn't seem idiomatic to me.

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