| "Seeing red," "feeling blue" and "going green" |
Universal |
14 Aug 2025 |
| Figures of speech |
Thomas Joseph |
26 Jul 2025 |
| Phrases that don't translate well |
LA Times Daily |
11 May 2025 |
| I misdo translations due to language peculiarities |
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| Characteristic modes of expression in music or art (6) |
The Guardian Weekend |
26 Apr 2025 |
| "Rat race" and "cash cow" |
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| "Cool as a cucumber" and "hot under the collar," for two |
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| Figures of speech |
Eugene Sheffer |
03 Apr 2025 |
| Expressions used when strangely impassioned characters leave Aspen |
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| Nonliteral phrases |
Newsday |
09 Mar 2025 |
| Vernacular phrases (6) |
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| Less-than-literal language |
Newsday |
30 Jan 2025 |
| Figures of speech |
Eugene Sheffer |
20 Jan 2025 |
| Smart as a whip and tough as nails |
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| Foolish people take time out to include primarily meaningless expressions |
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| Hard-to-translate phrases |
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| No place for diplomacies when it comes to colloquialisms (6) |
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| Modes of expression (6) |
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| "Break a leg" and "break bread" |
Universal |
25 Oct 2024 |
| Figures of speech |
LA Times Daily |
21 Oct 2024 |
| Local expressions |
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| Common phrases |
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| Adages romanticised about the lack of nectar (6) |
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| Figurative phrases |
Newsday |
11 Aug 2024 |
| Primarily if distressed individuals occasionally make such expressions (6) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
08 May 2024 |
| Contents of some dictionaries |
New York Times |
26 Apr 2024 |
| "Up in the air" and "on the fly," e.g. |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Mar 2024 |
| Cold feet and cold shoulder, for two |
New York Times |
03 Mar 2024 |
| Turns of phrase southern Indian leader touring India rejected (6) |
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| Local languages |
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| Nonliteral phraseology |
Newsday |
04 Feb 2024 |
| Dictator Amin cuts short Tom's characteristic vocabulary |
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| Figures of speech |
Eugene Sheffer |
25 Jan 2024 |
| "Play it by ear" and "all ears," e.g. |
New York Times |
17 Oct 2023 |
| Figures of speech |
Eugene Sheffer |
30 Jun 2023 |
| "Break the ice" and "on thin ice," for two |
Universal |
26 Jun 2023 |
| Figures of speech |
Thomas Joseph |
24 Jun 2023 |
| "Easy as pie" and "piece of cake," for two |
Universal |
28 May 2023 |
| Figures of speech |
Universal |
05 Apr 2023 |
| Bits of dialect |
Premier Sunday |
06 Nov 2022 |
| 'Sell like hotcakes' and 'call it a day,' for example |
USA Today |
21 Oct 2022 |
| Hits the books and rings a bell |
LA Times Daily |
09 Sep 2022 |
| Figures of speech |
Eugene Sheffer |
31 May 2022 |
| Figures of speech |
Wall Street Journal |
16 May 2022 |
| Figures of speech |
Eugene Sheffer |
11 Oct 2021 |
| Double-crossed and half-baked |
New York Times |
10 Oct 2021 |
| Lesson for an advanced language learner |
New York Times |
24 Sep 2021 |
| "Like herding cats" and "sick as a dog" |
Universal |
30 Jul 2021 |
| "Head over heels" and "hand over fist" |
Universal |
28 Jul 2021 |
| Figures of speech |
Thomas Joseph |
20 Jul 2021 |
| Writer had visor and mask lifted now and again to deliver some vernacularisms |
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| Nonliteral language features |
LA Times Daily |
22 Jun 2021 |
| Nonliteral language features |
The Washington Post |
22 Jun 2021 |
| Figures of speech |
Eugene Sheffer |
20 Mar 2021 |
| Sayings with meanings not obvious from the words |
Irish Times Simplex |
24 Dec 2020 |
| Linguistic expressions |
Premier Sunday |
20 Dec 2020 |
| Figures of speech |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Sep 2020 |
| Nonliteral phrases |
Newsday |
12 Mar 2020 |
| Tough-to-translate phrases |
Premier Sunday |
19 Jan 2020 |
| 'Tickled pink' and 'in the red' |
USA Today |
22 Nov 2019 |
| Tough phrases for new English speakers |
Family Time |
17 Nov 2019 |
| Often-used expressions |
Premier Sunday |
20 Oct 2019 |
| They're not meant literally |
LA Times Daily |
24 Jul 2019 |
| They're not meant literally |
The Washington Post |
24 Jul 2019 |
| Characteristic modes of expression |
The Times Concise |
29 May 2019 |
| Figures of speech |
The Washington Post |
19 Mar 2019 |
| Figures of speech |
LA Times Daily |
19 Mar 2019 |
| Everyday non-literal phrases, like "over the moon" |
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| Figures of speech |
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| They're not meant literally |
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| 'Chew the fat' and 'eat crow' |
USA Today |
24 Oct 2018 |
| Colorful phrases |
Newsday |
24 Jun 2018 |
| Turns of phrase |
Premier Sunday |
06 May 2018 |
| Forms of speech in dialect ignoring meticulous syntax for starters |
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| Make a scene and act up |
The Washington Post |
08 Feb 2018 |
| Make a scene and act up |
LA Times Daily |
08 Feb 2018 |
| "Chew the fat" and "eat crow" |
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| Potential trouble for Google Translate |
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| Make a scene and act up |
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| "Rat race" or "cash cow" |
USA Today |
13 Sep 2017 |
| "Break a leg" and "running on empty" |
Universal |
25 Mar 2017 |
| Is accepting nothing framed in stupid colloquialisms |
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| "Rat race" or "cash cow" |
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| ''Seeing red'' and ''Going green'' |
Newsday |
01 Apr 2016 |
| They're not literal |
LA Times Daily |
21 Feb 2016 |
| Blue-collar and pink-slip |
New York Times |
10 Jan 2016 |
| Blue-collar and pink-slip |
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| Figures of speech |
Thomas Joseph |
21 Nov 2015 |
| Challenges for language learners |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Nov 2015 |
| "Eat crow" and "talk turkey" |
USA Today |
30 Sep 2015 |
| "Crack a joke" and "cut corners," e.g |
USA Today |
06 May 2015 |
| Everyday expressions |
Universal |
03 Feb 2015 |
| Hot potatoes and cold fish? |
New York Times |
23 Jan 2015 |
| "Eat crow" and "talk turkey" |
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| "Crack a joke" and "cut corners," e.g. |
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| Challenges for language learners |
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| Hot potatoes and cold fish? |
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| Everyday expressions |
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| Figures of speech |
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| Manners of speaking |
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| Figures of speech |
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| "Hands down" and "Talk turkey" |
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| "Hands down" and "eating crow," for two |
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| Language learner's challenges |
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| Manners of speaking |
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| Language learner's challenges |
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| Everyday expressions |
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| "Elbow grease" and "head honcho" |
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| Translator's challenges |
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| They're not to be taken literally |
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| Cold feet and hot air |
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| They may be lost in translation |
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| Out to lunch and having a bite |
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| They're not to be taken literally |
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| "Shake a leg" and "break a leg" |
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| Cold feet and hot air |
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| Out to lunch and having a bite |
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| They're seldom taken literally |
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| See red, talk a blue streak, etc. |
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| "Eat crow" and "talk turkey" |
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| They're hard to translate |
|
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| Subject in foreign language class |
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| "Hands down" and "cold feet" |
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| Dialects of a region |
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| Language lesson |
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| Figures of speech |
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| "Eat crow" and "talk turkey" |
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| Clever turns of phrases |
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| Some dictionary entries |
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| Hurdles for language learners |
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| ESL bafflers |
|
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| ESL students' challenges |
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| ESL students' challenges |
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| "Green thumb" and "bluenose" |
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| Language quirks |
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| "Hang your head" and "eating crow" |
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| "Eat crow" and "talk turkey" |
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| Turns of phrase |
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| Speech mannerisms |
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| Locutions |
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| Expressions |
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| Eat crow and talk turkey, e.g. |
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| Distinct styles |
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| Curry favor and crack a joke, e.g. |
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| They trip up foreigners |
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| Dialects |
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| Characteristic styles |
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| Argots |
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| Dialects of regions |
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| Regional dialects |
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| Locutions. |
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| Set phrases. |
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| Conversational expressions. |
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| Pecularities of language. |
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