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Hi FandorinYou seem to be mixing things up.Angliholic's sentence is not an example of the idiomatic "to have got", which means basically the same thing as "to have" or "to possess".In that idiom, it is not possible to change the word 'got' to...

Hi NL888"The joke's on you" is an expression that normally means "You (rather than somebody else) are the victim of a joke." or "You are the one we are laughing at"."Busted tees" is not an idiom, but it is a play on words here.A "tee" is a T-shirt. It might also be a golf tee. There is also the...

Hi there! The expression 'bloofer lady' that appears in Dracula is often translated in different ways but does anybody know the original meaning of the word 'bloofer'. I've read the expression is an old idiom which means 'beautiful lady' but I'm asking the meaning of the word 'bloofer'. Thanks

There's a sound and gesture associated with the same concept*. A similar idiom is "it's over my head" or "I'm in over my head". They all convey the sense that you are being exposed to things with which you are unfamiliar or are not prepared to deal with. You can also say "I'm in too deep," but...

Re: the hindsight idioms---I'm fond of the expression "Monday morning quarterback," which of course refers to the obnoxious person who knows just how each play should have been called after the (played during the weekend) football game is over. (I love the image of guys at the workplace on Monday...

Grammar Geek wrote: Can you say:Person1: Hey I hope you're not angry of what happend last night.Person2: No, where did you get that though from?Is it a common idiom?thanks Person1: Hey I hope you're not angry because of what happend last night.Person2: No. Where did you get that though...

Can you say:Person1: Hey I hope you're not angry of what happend last night.Person2: No, where did you get that though from?Is it a common idiom?thanks Person1: Hey I hope you're not angry because of what happend last night.Person2: No. Where did you get that though from? Where did you get that...

"In darkness" is also possible--literally in darkness without any light provided. So: either expression could be used, but if my meaning is the actual situation, "in darkness" is the only one that would be correct. The idiom "in the dark" would definitely make me think only of the withholding of...

Dear friends Greetings and A happy and properous NewYear! May God gives you all you need and want in this coming year.May your English endeavors succeed and touch the elite level.Shall we have a list of slang words or idiomatic expressions such as rip-off,bunk,hit on...

I've come across a strange expression. Does such a phrase exist?"TV breaks our brains and opinions."I think it means that TV distorts our opinions. Does it sound OK? Maybe it's an idiom or maybe there is not such an expressionThank you