By Marriage, Idioms

Hi guys, Finally I had a free time to watch the season finally of Desperate Housewives..:) and I have to say that it was...strong...That's the most appropriate word for it.Personally, what I love on the DH TV Show is that there are a lot of scenes which makes you really smile. Just like in...

it that Mike is going to marry his brother's ex-wife and fight for custody of the three children that his brother and his ex share. First question, Is 'Rumor has it' an idiom, therefore "Rumors have it" is incorrect? I find "the three children that his brother and...

Nona, you are right, no one is perfect but I told the teacher what I was taught in my academy(?) and she continued saying that she was right. I have to say that I didn't say it in front of other classmates, I just waited until the end of the class to go to her desk and tell her so but she got...

Grammar Geek wrote: Ann, around here, if you "hook up," it tends to mean you enjoy the... uh... benefits of marriage on a FAR more temporary basis. Thank you for illuminating the meaning of this idiom for us

Can I play with this idiom like this in a sentence: I guess that marriage, that sacred military service which is being served with no end in sight, deserves a little bit of turning a blind eye, or both eyes and the third eye. Thank you

Hello, Help me, please, to play a little bit with the idiom: turn a blind eye in the underlined sentence. Can you also tell me if the phrase in blue is clear or if I should change anything. Is ''surprisingly accused'' ok? Thank you The other day, Florian's wife told Florijan that something...

Hi! It's Antonia. I'm looking for an idiom or expression or alike for: when wife or husband is discontent because of the behaviour of his or her wife or husband and they express it by not talking to each other. Here's the context: Inside, you will_______________, but outside, you will try to...

Nothing clear-- this appears to be a sort of mixed metaphor. One idiom referred to is 'reading between the lines', which means interpreting what is unsaid, inferring what the other person is not saying directly. The other saying involved is 'love is blind to the flaws/faults of the beloved',...

Hello BMO (1) If your sentence 1 is a general statement, i.e. not a statement about particular adults in a particular study of homosexual tendencies, you can also say: ‘Some adults exhibit homosexual tendencies at an early age.’ (2) You could also say: ‘My family frowns on cohabitation...

Hi Tracy!! This is nearly my first post, so nice to meet you here and everyone! Sometimes I think about this question, whether religion is important with regard to family life. I want to get married but I’m so worried about whether it’s going to last and I do want my marriage to last. For me,...