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rain cats and dogs

Raining cats and dogs is an English idiom which means it’s raining extremely heavily.

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Hi Hicham A ‘bygone’ is something that is in the past. This is an English phrase said when someone wants past problems to be forgotten and start focusing on something current It is similar to: Kiss and make up Bury the hatchet Forgive and forget Let the past remain in the past. Don’t worry about the past mistakes or grievances Let’s start afresh

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Need an idiom that says



“Not even a bird can flap its wings without my permission”. I mean like an idiom that says nothing c...

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Do you only need the idiom to talk in the sense of God's power, or do you want to describe the power that you might have over another person?

At the moment, all I can think of is "be under someone's thumb" which means to be under someone's control - so not exactly the same as what you said.

For example: He's left home but he's still under his mother's thumb. The president is under the thumb of all the people who donated to his campaign.

Not exactly what you asked for, but it's the closest I could think of. Maybe one of my fellow tutor's can come up with a better one.

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You can cut someone some slack. Can you cut yourself some slack as well?



You're being too hard on yourself. Cut yourself some slack, man!

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Hi Phil Yes you can. It's similar to "Don't be too hard on yourself" "Go easy on yourself"as you said Best Regards

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Hi Zariah Your question is not clear The idiom MAKE UP THE TIME means To overcome some delay, disadvantage, or setback and return to a normal or optimal position, typically by hurrying or doing something more quickly. To make up the time can mean to recover the time lost An example: Employees may take time off and then make up the time later

If you mean to find time to study then you need to learn planning and prioritizing your activities. You can book some lessons with me and I’ll teach you time management as well as English Best Regards

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What does the phrase “he can bench press a rhino“ mean?



Elon Musk in twitter mentioned that Jeff Bezos now can bench press a rhino. What does it mean?

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With this sentence, he was pointing out to the difference in his physical appearance over the decades. "Bench press" is a type of gym exercise using weights.

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Can you say "dress something as a fact"?



If not, what is another option for saying that someone is presenting something that isn't true as a ...

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Hi Fe,

I haven't come across 'dress something as a fact' before. It sounds like it makes sense, but I haven't seen it before. If you provide context to the question it might be easier to answer.

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Hi Savdeep This is supposed to be an idiomatic expression The usual phrase is “butt of the joke” NOT “butt of other people” (sic) I would reword your sentence this way: He became THE BUTT OF THE JOKE to all his class fellows at school

The idiomatic phrase “butt of the joke” means: to be a person who is joked about or laughed at to be the object of an insulting or mocking joke. to be the person or thing that other people often make jokes about

If someone is said to be the “butt of a joke” it means that they are the person the joke is about. They are the target of the joke’s mocking and ridicule. If something or someone becomes the butt of a joke it or they are not taken seriously anymore. Best Regards

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could you ask your question more clearly please ?

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What does “fool’s errand” mean.



Can you plz tell every possible definition. Thank you.

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This means doing something that will have no successful result. For example, fetching water into a basket is a fool's errand because a basket leaks and will not hold the water. Most fool's errand are a waste of time.

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