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throw out the baby with the bath water to lose the good parts when you get rid of the bad parts of something. You can't close the airport because one airline has problems — that's just throwing out the baby with the bath water. ...

Hi, What about when you end a conversation with something like, "It's been good to see you again, Jack. Please give my best to Doris and the kids. I'm sorry they couldn't come on this trip with you," or "So, you're going to the San Diego office? If you see Sandra...

What about when you end a conversation with something like, "It's been good to see you again, Jack. Please give my best to Doris and the kids. I'm sorry they couldn't come on this trip with you," or "So, you're going to the San Diego office? If you see Sandra Evans...

I largely agree with Clive here. I've also never heard the term "standing tickets" I wonder if it is a direct translation of an idiom that either doesn't exist in English or has some other form. The only alternative I can think of is "standing room" so:P4: Do you want...

Hello teachers,well, could you give us some more examples on colloquialism, language street? I mean, things that are said on everyday informal conversation. This is not about slangs or idioms, this is about the act of modifying sentence's structure.For example:1. Watcha wanna do = what do you...

She is never at a loss for words. Idiom or expression that means never unable to participate in the conversation. So she is always talking!!

I know 'would' carries many meanings. My problem is sometimes I find it difficult to tell which meaning the speaker uses. I think I understand its hypothetical usage, and in some contexts, its politeness usage. Below is a post that has several woulds I have trouble interpreting. I also...

1. Fill in with the appropriate word in the gapA) The English pub remains one of the country's greatest attributes, often the central point of a community and just __ offten visited by foreign tourists who usually fail totally to understand or appreciate it.Is it a) such, b) very, c) more d)...

HiI heard this idiom today: That is all she wrote.Then a simiar one occured to me: She will be apples.My question is related to their usages.Is the first idiom correctly used in this conversation?A: Did you manage to complete your English course yet?B: No, that is all she wrote.A: So sad.'That...

I have underlined further problems and answered your questions inside your brackets:I've seen this movie twice and it astonish me a lot. Each person fits into themselves a bit of truth about environment. Although there are a plenty of films with the same scenario but Mikhalkov can get the...