By Translation, Idioms

You are on fire man! Thanks a lot! Marius Hancu wrote:I don't think this is an English idiom. It's used mainly in German forums, and I've found an explanation from someone: ------- Perhaps it was something like an impossible translation of the German "schwer auf Draht sein" into "to be...

I don't think this is an English idiom. It's used mainly in German forums, and I've found an explanation from someone: ------- Perhaps it was something like an impossible translation of the German "schwer auf Draht sein" into "to be heavy on the wire". It should mean, to be top...

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"Sweet 16" is indeed a big party in the U.S. for some people. If you said "Sweet 15," I think most people would think you had made a typo. It's pretty much a fixed idiom. I know that I have heard the name of the party for the girls when they turn 15, but I have forgotten what it is. If you put...

Hello, I've made a few corrections for you. the highlighted areas also need re-writing - they either do not make sense at all in English (especially the section 'flour..for?' Is this a translation of a chinese idiom? It makes no sense at all to me) or just need completely rewriting rather than...

Hi! Are the following 2 verbs idioms: 1. He took a long walk later that night. (to take a walk?) 2. Is ”to come to a conclusion” an idiom? My sentence reads: “They came to the conclusion that they already had a telephone network.” What infinitive forms should I bracket in the following...

I'm not familiar with this expression. Is it a literal translation of an idiom? Is it BrE? What were they claiming?

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It's an older form of to. It has gotten fossilized in some expressions. It's not used anymore except in such fixed expressions or idioms. You are likely to find it in the Bible. "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." CJ

This is the idiom and you can't eliminate the "of." In translation, it says: This conclusion is of more interest than just academic interest to me since my wife asked me to suggest how we should invest funds from a rolled over CD for a college fund. It could be rephrased again as:...