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Sweety10 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

what do these mean?

Every cloud has a sliver lining.

A blessing in disguise.

You cant soar with eagles if you stay in the company of ducks.

It takes two to tango.

What do these adages mean? Thanks a lot.
  

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Sweety10 Every cloud has a sliver lining. No matter how dark things may seem, there is always hope (the sun shining behind the cloud produces a sliver glow around the edge. A blessing in disguise.

  • Sweety10 Every cloud has a sliver lining.
  • No matter how dark things may seem, there is always hope (the sun shining behind the cloud produces a sliver glow around the edge.
  • A blessing in disguise.
  • It's really something good (perhaps will be in the future), but for now it looks bad.
  • You cant soar with eagles if you stay in the company of ducks.
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Sweety10Every cloud has a sliver lining. No matter how dark things may seem, there is always hope (the sun shining behind the cloud produces a sliver glow around the edge.

A blessing in disguise. It's really something good (perhaps will be in the future), but for now it looks bad.

You cant soar wi
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Philips, thanks a lot. Your explanations make sense to me.

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