The English idiomatic expressions,”To pull your socks up” has a Dutch counterpart “Je mouwen oprollen.” When someone tells you to “pull your socks up,” they’re usually telling you to improve your performance or get your act together. It’s like a gentle (or sometimes not so gentle) kick in the butt to start taking things seriously […]
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The idiom is “To have bats in the belfry” means to be crazy or eccentric. This expression may come from the idea that bats might inhabit the bell tower or belfry of a church, and their erratic flight patterns might make them appear crazy. Another explanation is that the word “bats” is derived from the
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One English idiom that is particularly expressive is “the straw that broke the camel’s neck”. This phrase is often used to describe a situation in which a small or relatively insignificant event or issue becomes the final trigger that causes a much bigger problem or crisis. The equivalent Spanish idiom is “la gota que colmó
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The English idiom is “I could eat a horse” expresses an intense hunger or appetite. This expression is often used when someone is veeery hungry and could eat a large amount of food. It is of course not meant to be taken literally, as the idea of eating a whole horse is quite absurd. Rather,
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The English expression “That’s another kettle of fish.” has a French equivalent expression. This idiom is used when we want to say that something is different from what we were just talking about. For example, if we were discussing the difficulty of learning a new language and then switched to talking about the challenges of
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One of the most well-known idioms in English is “It’s raining cats and dogs.” This expression is used to describe a heavy rainstorm, but it has nothing to do with actual cats or dogs falling from the sky. The origin of this expression is uncertain, but there are several theories. One theory is that the
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