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Anglista2008 Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

3 idioms, and my sentences with them, could you take a look?

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00I've been learning some new idioms recently, and here are my questions concerning them, and some sentences with them. Could you correct me, and answer my questions? 02br
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001. 01i00to steal the show02br
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02i00a) Jack Nicholson 01b00stole the show02b00 in Batman. (01u00question02u00: is it possible to use this idiom as far as idioms are concerned? 01u00question202u00: would it be better to use here the pres. perfect?)02br
00b) Slash is the one who always 01b00steals the show 02b00at Guns & Roses gigs (01u00question:02u00 is "at" ok here?)02br
00c) She's 01b00stolen the show 02b00(01u00doubt:02u00 I can't come up with a situation in which we would use this idiom in the present perfect)02br
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002. 01i00to pull sb's leg02br
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02i00a) Oh come off it! Stop 01b00pulling my leg 02b00and tell me the truth!02br
00b) She has 01b00pulled my leg 02b00again!02br
00c) Hey guys, listen, why don't we 01b00pull Jim's leg 02b00(and play a joke on him) ? It's gonna be fun!02br
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003. 01i00to foam at the mouth02br
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02i00a) He has been 01b00foaming at the mouth 02b00for the whole evening (01u00doubt:02u00 I'm not sure if the use of the present perfect cont. is appropriate here)02br
00b) He 01b00foamed at the mouth 02b00when his wife told him that she had been cheating on him. (01u00VS02u00 He was foaming at the mouth, or VS has foamed at the mouth)02br
00c) What did your dad say to this? He was01b00 foaming at the mouth02b00 when I told him (01u00VS02u00 He foamed at the mouth)02br
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01u00MAIN QUESTION02u00: Are the above-written sentences perfectly OK, and how often do you use the above-mentioned idioms?02br
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00thanks in advance,02br
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00best wishes,0-
  

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01. 01i 00to steal the show02br 02br 02i 00a) Jack Nicholson 01b 00stole the show02b 00 in Batman. (00question00: is it possible to use this idiom as far as idioms are concerned?

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01. 01i00to steal the show02br
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0 I hear, and use, all three: not often, but they roll off the tongue easily when appropriate. 0-
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01cite10anglista200812cite10c) She's 11b10stolen the show 12b10(11u10doubt:12u10 I can't come up with a situation in which we would use this idiom in the present perfect)12blockquote
10This one doesn't seem quite right but I can't put my finger on exactly why.01blockquote
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0You are using "foaming at the mouth" to be angry. I use it to be very eager for something. 0-
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01cite10Grammar Geek12cite10You are using "foaming at the mouth" to be angry. I use it to be very eager for something. 12br
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10Interesting. I don't think I have ever heard "foam at the mouth" used to describe eagerness. I did some quick searches using Google and found one site that defines it both ways, a
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0I think that a horse that is chomping at the bit would probably be a bit foamy, yes? Also, Pavolov's dogs, on hearing that bell ring and knowing something good was coming, would start to froth/foam at the mouth.0-
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