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English Idioms: M
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English Idio m s: 160 e nt rie s be ginning wit h 'M'
If so me thing so me o ne says is music to yo ur e ars, it is e xactly what yo u had wante d to he ar.
Mutto n d re sse d as lamb is te rm fo r mid d le -ag e d o r e ld e rly p e o p le trying to lo o k yo ung e r.
(USA) Whe n so me o ne says this, the y me an that the ir fe e t are hurting .
This id io m is ad d e d to an ad je ctive to sho w that yo u d isag re e with it: 'He 's shy.' 'Shy my e ye - he 's just p lanning so me thing
se cre t.'
This id io m is use d to sho w that yo u d o no t b e lie ve what so me o ne has just said .
If yo ur hand s are full, yo u have so much to d o that yo u canno t take o n any mo re wo rk, re sp o nsib ilitie s and so o n.
If yo ur hand s are tie d , yo u are unab le to act fo r so me re aso n.
If yo ur he art b le e d s fo r so me o ne , yo u fe e l g e nuine symp athy and sad ne ss fo r the m.
My he art g o e s o ut to so me o ne
If yo ur he art g o e s o ut to so me o ne , yo u fe e l g e nuine symp athy fo r the m.
This id io m is use d to say that if p e o p le d o n't d o what yo u say, the y will have to le ave o r q uit the p ro je ct, e tc.
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Ple ase No te
Ple ase no te that the se d atab ase s co ve r co llo q uial lang uag e and co ntain so me te rms that d e al with vulg ar and tab o o sub je cts. Yo u can
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