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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Vocabulary

In the same way that we can use the expressions "play time " or "story time ", can we use " time to sing"? Does it sound odd perhaps? If this is the case, could you give me other possibilities?
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Well, there is choir practice for adults and older children, but usually for smaller children, story time includes singing nursery rhymes and other story songs.

  • Well, there is choir practice for adults and older children, but usually for smaller children, story time includes singing nursery rhymes and other story songs.
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Well, there is choir practice for adults and older children, but usually for smaller children, story time includes singing nursery rhymes and other story songs.
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I think I didn't convey the idea properly. What I need is your assessment about the use of the expression " It is time to sing" as the anouncement of a period of time in which everybody is going to sing songs. I mean, if you want to anounce children that they are allowed to play from that moment on , you can say: " it is play time". If you want to anounce that you are going to tell a story, you ca
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It's karaoke time!
Its sing-along time.
It's lullaby time.
It's time to sing around the campfire. (camp songs)
Let's sing some of our favorite folk songs

http://voices.yahoo.com/10-best-songs-sing-around-campfire-4134839.html?cat=11
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Thank you.
Considering the fourth one of your examples, I'll take the 'time to sing' structure as possible, apart from the '(noun)' ones.
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This kind of statement would often be used in a law enforcement context: "We've got the goods on you and your accomplices, so it's time to sing [i.e.: confess your involvement in the crime] big boy, before we pin the rap all on you."
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Anonymousbefore we pin the rap all on you.
What does 'pin the rap' means?
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Stassri Anonymousbefore we pin the rap all on you.What does 'pin the rap' means?
Accuse them of a crime. "rap sheet" = list of crimes that a person is accused or convicted of.

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