Dictionary of english idioms and phrases pdf

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Note, they all have equal opportunities to do something, howev. Fair crack of the whip UK If everybody has a fair crack of the whip! Often refers to flattery or exaggeration. Skip to main content.

To locate an entry, it sometimes may be hard to decide which word in a phrase will come first in the alphabetical listing. Figurative on sense 1. Now customize the name of a clipboard to store your clips. See the explanation at in a jam and the examples below.

Keep trying. PE Below par If something isn't up to standard, or someone isn't feeling or doing very well.

As the crow flies This idiom is used to describe the shortest possible distance between two places. It can be used as a way of introducing a negative opinion whilst diioms to be polite; in all honesty, I have to say that I wasn't very impressed. She was nearly fifty before she learned that she, too. Also with have.