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Mr. Tom Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
It's not written by God
Hi
In my language, there is a beautiful phrase whose literal translation would be something like this:
It’s not written by God…
This expressions is generally used when the speaker is trying to convince someone to do something (stay a little longer, change the date of the meeting, etc), but the person is unwilling.
A – Let’s stay tonight, Ellen.
B – No, I have an important appointment tomorrow.
A – It’s not written by God. You can change the date. You are the MD of the company.
Do you think you can offer me an English substitute for this expression?
Thanks,
Tom
In my language, there is a beautiful phrase whose literal translation would be something like this:
It’s not written by God…
This expressions is generally used when the speaker is trying to convince someone to do something (stay a little longer, change the date of the meeting, etc), but the person is unwilling.
A – Let’s stay tonight, Ellen.
B – No, I have an important appointment tomorrow.
A – It’s not written by God. You can change the date. You are the MD of the company.
Do you think you can offer me an English substitute for this expression?
Thanks,
Tom
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English has a similar expression: It's not written in stone.
- English has a similar expression: It's not written in stone.
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