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Post by jeanne on Jun 14, 2016 23:20:11 GMT 1
With the flight of a lightning. "faster than lightning", or "in a flash", really quick. |
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Post by Bonobo on Jun 14, 2016 23:54:29 GMT 1
With the flight of a lightning. "faster than lightning", or "in a flash", really quick. Yes. To take sth for a good coin. |
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Post by jeanne on Jun 15, 2016 0:02:53 GMT 1
"faster than lightning", or "in a flash", really quick. Yes. To take sth for a good coin. To give someone/something "the benefit of the doubt"; to be skeptical, but to trust anyway. |
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Post by Bonobo on Jun 17, 2016 22:35:54 GMT 1
Yes. To take sth for a good coin. To give someone/something "the benefit of the doubt"; to be skeptical, but to trust anyway. Yes! Are you using the Krakow Officium Library Dictionary of Polish Idioms, Proverbs and Sayings or is it pure intelligence? 
Let the devils snatch it/you/him/her/them!
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Post by jeanne on Jun 17, 2016 23:58:04 GMT 1
Yes! Are you using the Krakow Officium Library Dictionary of Polish Idioms, Proverbs and Sayings or is it pure intelligence? No, I'm not, but is it online?? I think I might like something like that...my brain is getting strained from these!
Let the devils snatch it/you/him/her/them!
[/quote] It/you/him/her/them is/are not worth troubling yourself about: "To hell with it/you/him/her/them!" |
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Post by Bonobo on Jun 18, 2016 0:03:25 GMT 1
No, I'm not, but is it online?? I think I might like something like that...my brain is getting strained from these! It/you/him/her/them is/are not worth troubling yourself about: "To hell with it/you/him/her/them!" Strained? Once you revealed your nickname in kindergarten/pre school was Brains.  To hell with it - yes! |
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Post by Bonobo on Jul 13, 2016 22:43:13 GMT 1
One raisin.
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Post by jeanne on Jul 13, 2016 23:14:27 GMT 1
If that is an idiom, could you please use it in a sentence for me?? |
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Post by Bonobo on Jul 13, 2016 23:21:59 GMT 1
If that is an idiom, could you please use it in a sentence for me?? Dear J., a picture is worth 1000 words, that is why check the last post in the thread Fruit and Veg Market where I just used the phrase. |
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Post by jeanne on Jul 14, 2016 2:32:21 GMT 1
If that is an idiom, could you please use it in a sentence for me?? Dear J., a picture is worth 1000 words, that is why check the last post in the thread Fruit and Veg Market where I just used the phrase. Ok, so it must mean one person shows up for something...only one raisin. |
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Post by Bonobo on Jul 14, 2016 8:28:27 GMT 1
Dear J., a picture is worth 1000 words, that is why check the last post in the thread Fruit and Veg Market where I just used the phrase. Ok, so it must mean one person shows up for something...only one raisin. It doesn`t have to be a person. But yes, it means something which is usually found unexpectedly, thus giving big joy. |
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Post by Bonobo on Sept 6, 2016 18:11:56 GMT 1
You can steal horses with him/her/them.
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Post by jeanne on Sept 6, 2016 20:14:20 GMT 1
You can steal horses with him/her/them. You can listen to him/her/them and take their advice. (presumably a stupid thing to do...)?? |
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Post by Bonobo on Sept 6, 2016 20:46:16 GMT 1
You can steal horses with him/her/them. You can listen to him/her/them and take their advice. (presumably a stupid thing to do...)?? Nope. It means sb is reliable and trustworthy. to promise pears on a willow tree. |
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Post by jeanne on Sept 6, 2016 22:50:39 GMT 1
You can listen to him/her/them and take their advice. (presumably a stupid thing to do...)?? Nope. It means sb is reliable and trustworthy. to promise pears on a willow tree. to promise to do something unrealistic? |
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Post by Bonobo on Sept 7, 2016 16:47:04 GMT 1
Nope. It means sb is reliable and trustworthy. to promise pears on a willow tree. to promise to do something unrealistic? |
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Post by jeanne on Sept 7, 2016 17:36:52 GMT 1
Yay! To not argue with someone but to let them keep their bad attitude/bad ideas (and suffer the consequences...?) |
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Post by Bonobo on Sept 7, 2016 17:53:03 GMT 1
Yay! To not argue with someone but to let them keep their bad attitude/bad ideas (and suffer the consequences...?) Sorry, it means to ruin sb financially, to make sb go bankrupt. |
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Post by Bonobo on Sept 7, 2016 21:36:48 GMT 1
He`s a guy with bones.
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Post by jeanne on Sept 8, 2016 14:48:33 GMT 1
Someone with character/courage...not afraid to stand up to opposition of any kind? |
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Post by Bonobo on Sept 8, 2016 14:54:14 GMT 1
Someone with character/courage...not afraid to stand up to opposition of any kind? Yes! |
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Post by jeanne on Sept 8, 2016 23:46:30 GMT 1
Someone with character/courage...not afraid to stand up to opposition of any kind? Yes! I see a pattern here...first you give me difficult, then easy, then difficult, and so on... What's next?? |
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Post by Bonobo on Sept 9, 2016 23:48:58 GMT 1
Yes! I see a pattern here...first you give me difficult, then easy, then difficult, and so on... What's next?? It is a purely coincidental occurence with this easy/difficult pattern. Unfortunately I don`t have enough time to play such games.  What is the connection of gingerbread to a windmill? |
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Post by jeanne on Sept 10, 2016 0:03:15 GMT 1
I see a pattern here...first you give me difficult, then easy, then difficult, and so on... What's next?? It is a purely coincidental occurence with this easy/difficult pattern. Unfortunately I don`t have enough time to play such games. What is the connection of gingerbread to a windmill? What is the relevance of your point? |
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Post by Bonobo on Sept 10, 2016 0:33:41 GMT 1
It is a purely coincidental occurence with this easy/difficult pattern. Unfortunately I don`t have enough time to play such games. What is the connection of gingerbread to a windmill? What is the relevance of your point?
Yes!!! The infamous pattern has been broken! Two easy ones one by one.
Somebody hasn`t dropped from under a magpie`s tail. |
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Post by jeanne on Sept 10, 2016 14:00:27 GMT 1
What is the relevance of your point?
Yes!!! The infamous pattern has been broken! Two easy ones one by one. I thought you didn't have time for a pattern game??  Someone is reliable/truthful and not full of "bulls____t?" |
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Post by Bonobo on Oct 2, 2016 1:21:47 GMT 1
Yes, I'm sure that was just your tactic to keep the guessing game going!! |
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Post by jeanne on Oct 2, 2016 1:29:51 GMT 1
Yes, I'm sure that was just your tactic to keep the guessing game going!! Hmmm...I have to be careful here... He's someone with a lot of potential? Or he's someone with money? |
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Post by Bonobo on Oct 2, 2016 14:26:29 GMT 1
He`s a guy with large eggs. Hmmm...I have to be careful here... He's someone with a lot of potential? Or he's someone with money? No money involved. You can be penniless but have balls anyway. |
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Post by Bonobo on Oct 5, 2016 21:33:37 GMT 1
One doesn`t know - to laugh or to weep.
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