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; dead president, the real meaning is the president head of printed bills, rather than a \
1, everyday language class –
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lover lover (not \
busboy restaurant porters (not \
busybody busybody (not \
dry goods (U.S.) textiles; (United Kingdom) cereal (not the \
heartman of heart (not the \
mad doctor psychiatrist (not the \
eleventh hour at the last minute (not \
blind date (arranged by a third party’s) first meeting of men and women (not a \
dead president U.S. dollars (printed on the presidential picture) (not a \
personal remark personal attacks (not the \
sweet water of fresh water (not the \
confidence man liar (not a \
criminal lawyer criminal lawyer (not a \
service station gas station (not the \
rest room toilet (not the \
dressing room dressing room (not the \
sporting house brothel (not a \
horse sense common sense (not the \
capital idea a good idea (not the \
familiar talk vulgar conversation (not \
black tea black tea (not \
black art black art (not a \
black stranger complete stranger (not a \
white man, honest and reliable person (not a \
yellow book yellow book (French Government report to yellow paper for the letters) (not the \
red tape bureaucracy (not the \
green hand novice (not a \
blue stocking women scholars, women Wets (not \
china policy toward China policy (not a \
chinese dragon unicorn (not the \
american beauty red roses (not the \
english disease rickets (not the \
indian summer a happy quiet life in old age (not the \
greek gift harmful gift (not a \
spanish athlete boasting a person (not a \
french chalk talc (not the \
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; ; an apple of love, is a common tomato, not a \
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2. Idioms Class –
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pull one’s leg joke (not \
in one’s birthday suit naked (not \
eat one’s words back Foreword (not \
an apple of love tomatoes (not the \
handwriting on the wall writing on the wall (not the \
bring down the house Bring down the house (not \
have a fit rage (not \
make one’s hair stand on end chilling fear (not the \
be taken in deception, trickery (not \
think a great deal of oneself or of high value to see their own (not \
pull up one’s socks courage (not \
have the heart to do (used in negative sentences) have the heart to do … … not \
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look out, is careful not \
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3. expression of class –
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look out! Beware! (Not the \
what a shame! What a pity! What a pity! (Not \
you don’t say! are you! (Not \
you can say that again! Well said! (Not \
i haven’t slept better. I sleep great. (Not \
you can’t be too careful in your work. you work the more detailed the better. (Not \
it has been 4 years since i smoked. I quit smoking 4 years. (Not the \
all his friends did not turn up. His friends did not all go to. (Not \
people will be long forgetting her. people will remember for a long time her. (Not \
he was only too pleased to let them go. He was very happy to let them go. (Not \
it can’t be less interesting. It is extremely boring. (Not \
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