Silly about mother in the vernacular (9) |
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Linguistically convincing graduate has silly clothing |
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Foolish to arrest graduate with a peculiar style |
The Telegraph Toughie |
27 Oct 2021 |
Such expressions may be meaningless, academic admitted |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
26 Jul 2021 |
'I can be of service!' |
New York Times |
03 Jun 2021 |
Graduate in absurd situation using language like a native |
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Peculiar to a dialect |
Newsday |
17 Apr 2020 |
Foolish keeping mum, in a manner of speaking |
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Preposterous to describe mum using colloquialisms |
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Stupid to keep mum regarding one variety of language |
The Telegraph Toughie |
28 Nov 2019 |
MoD cat has three eyes with an ear – freakish characteristic |
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Using common language, mum punches halfwit in charge |
The Telegraph Toughie |
24 Jan 2019 |
Foolish to cling to degree of particularity in language |
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Mother, when wearing silly dress, can be non-literal |
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Man with papers, reportedly Greek native? |
The Times Cryptic |
08 May 2017 |
Barking welcomes parent using dialect |
The Telegraph Toughie |
29 Nov 2016 |
Close relative's crazy about conforming to established usage |
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Close relative's crazy about conforming to established usage |
The Times Cryptic |
20 Sep 2016 |
Doesn't make sense without a certified mastery of language |
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The old woman filling potty, in a manner of speaking |
The Telegraph Toughie |
17 Jun 2015 |
Hard to translate, in a way |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Jan 2015 |
Hard to translate, in a way |
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It would be stupid if mother leaves, in a manner of speaking |
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Having a distinct style |
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Like climbing the walls? |
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Like climbing the walls? |
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Like some hard-to-translate phrases |
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Colloquial |
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Like phrase book entries |
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Of language style |
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Peculiar to a particular group |
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Characteristic of a particular language |
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Having a distinct style |
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Of the vernacular. |
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Colloquial. |
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Pertaining to peculiarities of speech. |
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