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Natchayar Posted 23 years ago
Grammar

Pls, help me. i don't understand idiom.

i am study the idioms and expression, but i don't understand how can we use? and when? pls explain or teach me. thank you very much.
1. black and blue
2. sugar and spice
3. true to form
4. food for thought
5. fight tooth and nail...

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1. Suffering bad bruises from a fight (physical or metaphorical) 2. " 3.

— John C.

  • 1.
  • Suffering bad bruises from a fight (physical or metaphorical) 2.
  • " 3.
  • Form=condition; current level of skill and performance.
  • So, "true to form" means behaving or performing as expected.
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1. Suffering bad bruises from a fight (physical or metaphorical)
2. Part of a nursery rhyme: "Sugar and spice and all things nice."
3. Form=condition; current level of skill and performance. So, "true to form" means behaving or performing as expected.
4. Something to think about. "Food" for the thinking process.
5. Fight very fiercely. Animals have teeth and claws (nails) to f
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