Interpretable as idiomatic?
Hello guys, I have a simple question.
Could you tell me if the sentence below is interpretable as idiomatic?
Thank you in advance.
The cat seems as if it is out of the bag.
cf. The cat is out of the bag.
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YukiKanda Could you tell me if the sentence below is interpretable as idiomatic? Yes. However, if you are writing this sentence yourself, as opposed to its being something you read, I would suggest "The cat seems to be out of the bag" or "It seems that the cat is out of the bag" instead.
- YukiKanda Could you tell me if the sentence below is interpretable as idiomatic?
- Yes.
- However, if you are writing this sentence yourself, as opposed to its being something you read, I would suggest "The cat seems to be out of the bag" or "It seems that the cat is out of the bag" instead.
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YukiKandaCould you tell me if the sentence below is interpretable as idiomatic?
Yes. However, if you are writing this sentence yourself, as opposed to its being something you read, I would suggest "The cat seems to be out of the bag" or "It seems that the cat is out of the bag" instead.
0In the US (GPY is British), the idiomatic expression, "the cat's out of the bag," is used in this form only. That is, it's not used in variations of the expression, such as: the cat has gotten out of the bag, the cat has been let out of the bag, the cat's bag is empty, etc.
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