The previous article about strange and curious idioms in English collected many readings and comments, in which they poured even more interesting phraseological units. Therefore, we decided to write the second part.
Here we have sorted out even stranger idioms than in the first part, which if you don't know, then you definitely won't understand correctly. Let's not delay - let's go.
Bob's your uncle
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, - . Ā«as easy as pieĀ» . , .
We enter it here, taking our one shot, and Bob's your uncle.
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To have egg on your face
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I'm inclined to agree, which leaves the agency with some egg on its face.
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, . , . , , Egg in your face Resident Evil 5.
To pull someone's leg
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Itās all Greek to me
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CASSIUS
Did Cicero say any thing?
CASCA
Ay, he spoke Greek.
CASSIUS
To what effect?
CASCA
Nay, an I tell you that, Ill ne'er look you i' the face again: but those that understood him smiled at one another and shook their heads; but, for mine own part, it was Greek to me.
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: Das kommt mir spanisch vor. ā
(): TÄ«ngqĒlĆ”i xiĆ ng niĒoyĒ. ā .
: Konuya Fransız kaldım. ā .
: C'est du russe. ā .
. , , - ā It's Double Dutch.
Double Dutch ā Ā« Ā», , . , , . ā Double Dutch.
Thick as thieves
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