2010- 5- 6
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مشرفة ملتقى الخريجين والقسم الانجليزي سابقاً
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رد: * idioms *
Slang Expressions
idiot box
Definition : A television
Example : I wasted my whole night in front of the idiot box
Etymology : An "idiot" is a stupid person, and most televisions
look like square "boxes" (containers). This phrase
suggests that if you spend too much time looking at the "box"( television ) you'll become an idiot
an arm and aleg
Definition : A large amount of money,Very expensive or
costly.
Example : My new Mercedes cost me an arm and a leg!
Etymology : Some things are so expensive that they are
painful to buy and cost every thing you have
Salam
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