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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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Sunday clothes

Mary is a seven-year-old girl. She is going to her cousin’s birthday party with her parents today. “I’d like to put on my Sunday clothes, Mom,” says Mary. Her words make her parents laugh. Such a young girl knows how to make herself beautiful.

Do you know the meaning of “Sunday clothes”? It means “best clothes”. Like Chinese, there are a lot of idioms in English. They are very interesting. For example, Tom is only a small potato. The phrase “a small potato” means “an unimportant person”. Another example, it is raining cats and dogs outside. This sentence means “It is raining heavily outside”
“Sunday clothes” means “best clothes”. Do you know why? In western counties, people usually go to church on Sunday. A church is a mysterious place, and people, rich or poor, must put on their best clothes before going there. So “Sunday clothes” are “best clothes”. Besides, “Sunday best” has the same meaning as “Sunday clothes”. For example, I wore my Sunday clothes best when I went to meet Anna for the first time.
  

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Anonymous Mary is a seven-year-old girl. She is going to her cousin’s birthday party with her parents today. “I’d like to put on my Sunday clothes, Mom,” says Mary.

  • Anonymous Mary is a seven-year-old girl.
  • She is going to her cousin’s birthday party with her parents today.
  • “I’d like to put on my Sunday clothes, Mom,” says Mary.
  • Her words make her parents laugh.
  • Such a young girl knows how to make herself beautiful.
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AnonymousMary is a seven-year-old girl. She is going to her cousin’s birthday party with her parents today. “I’d like to put on my Sunday clothes, Mom,” says Mary. Her words make her parents laugh. Such a young girl knows how to make herself beautiful.

Do you know the meaning of “Sunday clothes”? It means “best clothes”. Like Chinese, there are a lot of idioms i

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