By Translation, Idioms

Hi everybody!In Russia, we have an idiom that literary goes It is simple as the work of a genius. I'm sure it doesn't make sense in English. It implies that good ideas are simple and self-evident. I failed to find translation in dictionaries, but I believe "brilliantly simple"...

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Hi guys, Can you please help me with how to use this idiom? I learned this phrase during the translation of one episode of Cold Case. It means feel slightly ill or slightly unhappy. But guys, if you look at these two definitions you should agree with me that they're absolutely different. To...

No. I'm guessing that this is a direct translation of an idiom from your own language, however, this idiom does not exist in English. 'I am sure that ....' is ok.

hmmm...it can be something literal or something that is meant to come out like an idiom..what are the other words in the sentence...usually in translation services and other language websites they would consider getting all the words in the sentence to get the full thought...some words sometimes...

Hi, My understanding of the first one: John won't listen to your lesson. Is that the meaning you wanted to convey? Or did you mean that he won't be able to understand? As for the second one, I've never heard the idiom "to play music to a cow," so I had a look at some...

Hi my englishforums friends, I just finished translation of one episode of my favourite TV Show to cut my teeth in english and I came across there to very cool idiom "let the chips fall where they may."... I heard that in this sentense: I'm gonna tell it to the private...

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...

Delmobile, thank you so much for your perfect answer! It wouldn't have occured to me that the "third strike" is an allusion to the three strike law. I also found a nice chapter about this law at wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_strikes_law And btw, this law sucks...:-) Politicians in...

Hi Grammar Geek and Delmobile and other DH fans, I just finished the translation of the whole episode of DH 4x10. Last 10 minutes were a little hard..:-( , but there were a lot of interesting idioms I have never heard before...like - that apple pie just made my mouth water. - she promised it...