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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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sound and safe
The banking system is sound and safe.
What's the difference between sound and safe?
Thanks.
What's the difference between sound and safe?
Thanks.
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Hi N2G 'Safe and sound' is a fixed idiom. Rather than worrying about the definitions of the individual words, you should simply concentrate on knowing the idiom. )
- Hi N2G 'Safe and sound' is a fixed idiom.
- Rather than worrying about the definitions of the individual words, you should simply concentrate on knowing the idiom.
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Hi N2G
'Safe and sound' is a fixed idiom. Rather than worrying about the definitions of the individual words, you should simply concentrate on knowing the idiom.
http://www.answers.com/topic/safe-and-sound
(Naturally, you can also loo
'Safe and sound' is a fixed idiom. Rather than worrying about the definitions of the individual words, you should simply concentrate on knowing the idiom.
http://www.answers.com/topic/safe-and-sound
(Naturally, you can also loo
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Hi N2G
Just a little added comment:
The fixed idiom has the word order I gave you.
If you found your sentence written somewhere with the word order reversed (i.e. "sound and safe"), then the author was probably just playing with the idiom -- possibly because banks have safes (vaults) where money is kept.
Just a little added comment:
The fixed idiom has the word order I gave you.
If you found your sentence written somewhere with the word order reversed (i.e. "sound and safe"), then the author was probably just playing with the idiom -- possibly because banks have safes (vaults) where money is kept.
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