The magician. Expressions

Август 10, 2022

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2. to catch somebody on the raw “The gibe at his obesity had caught him on the
3. to draw somebody out of his character “Love of her drew him out of his character,
4. with lagging feet “The hours passed with lagging feet.” EXPRESSIONS
5. to drag oneself out of something “He dragged himself with difficulty back to the chair, and
6. to trifle with credibility “Personally, he had no doubt about the matter. He would have no
7. to ward off suspicion “She did not think of the future, and she spoke of it
8. for good and for all “When I have corrected the proofs of a book, I have
9. something trips off the tongue “ The lies which at first seemed intolerable now tripped glibly
10. for iron nerve “To follow a wounded lion … calls for iron nerve” EXPRESSIONS
11. to be out of one’s depth “When you begin to talk of magic and mysticism I
12. to put one’s back up “He put our backs up and we were probably unjust.” EXPRESSIONS
13. chalk and cheese “ but you characters are more different than chalk and cheese.” EXPRESSIONS
14. a feather in one’s cap “It was a feather in my cap.” EXPRESSIONS
15. to be in a rut “I was thirty. I was in a rut. I felt I
16. to go in floods “She went in floods,” interrupted a youth with neatly brushed hair and
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to catch somebody on the raw
“The gibe at his obesity had

caught him on
the raw.”

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to draw somebody out of his
character
“Love of her drew him out

of his character,
and, though he could not resist, he
resented the effect it had on him.”

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with lagging feet
“The hours passed with lagging feet.”
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to drag oneself out of something
“He dragged himself with difficulty back

to the
chair, and she, conscience – stricken, stood over
him helplessly.”

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to trifle with credibility
“Personally, he had no doubt about the matter.

He would have
no trifling with credibility.”

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to ward off suspicion
“She did not think of the future, and

she spoke
of it only to ward off suspicion.”

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for good and for all
“When I have corrected the proofs

of a book, I have finished it
for good and for all.”

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something trips off the tongue
“ The lies which at first seemed

intolerable now tripped glibly off
her tongue.”

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for iron nerve
“To follow a wounded lion … calls for iron

nerve”

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to be out of one’s depth
“When you begin to talk of

magic and mysticism
I confess I am out of my depth.”

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to put one’s back up
“He put our backs up and we

were probably unjust.”

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chalk and cheese
“ but you characters are more different than chalk

and cheese.”

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a feather in one’s cap
“It was a feather in my cap.”
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to be in a rut
“I was thirty. I was in a

rut. I felt I must get out of it.”

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to go in floods
“She went in floods,” interrupted a youth

with neatly brushed
hair and fat nose. “She wept all over our food, and we ate it salt
with tears…”

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