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Phrases

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10 funny idioms in different languages
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Every language around the world uses idioms – common phrases that are used to say certain things. Many of these expressions may seem perfectly normal ...

7 common English phrases that even native speakers get wrong
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From a “doggy-dog world,” to nipping problems “in the butt,” these are the expressions you’re probably messing up.When you’re studying another languag...

6 British English phrases that make no sense
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Strop. Codswallop. Knackered. Just like the picture of a chair in the street above (no, we don’t get it either), we Brits do say some strange things s...