Idioms of the World
"Poetry is what gets lost in translation"
~Robert Frost
Idioms of the World surveys foreign idiomatic expressions. Each page lists:
- The expression as written in its native language
- A literal translation in English
- A'conversational translation,' explaining what the phrase would mean to a native speaker
- A usage example
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