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Good sites to find meaning of some English expressions...

         

irock

12:35 am on Apr 28, 2004 (gmt 0)

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Hi, I'm looking for a site with explanations of some common English expressions... for example, 'cream of the crop', 'i have a ball today'

Thanks much for any help.

digitalghost

12:38 am on Apr 28, 2004 (gmt 0)

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[takeourword.com...]

[members.aol.com...]

[phrases.shu.ac.uk...]

[wordorigins.org...]

[ipl.org...]

[edited by: digitalghost at 12:47 am (utc) on April 28, 2004]

vkaryl

12:38 am on Apr 28, 2004 (gmt 0)

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You might try some of the 'dictionary" sites. Some of them have "English vernacular" sections....

choster

1:01 am on Apr 28, 2004 (gmt 0)

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Don't forget
[effingpot.com...]
[peak.org...]

Sometimes an expression, and quite often a word or phrase will mean something different in Britain, the US, or Australia.