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Eloquently stated in idiomatic English, I'm too lazy. From Wordnik.com. [me da flojera] Reference
We take the vernacular particulars -- that is, the idiomatic particulars that impinge most intimately on our everyday life. From Wordnik.com. [Blue Devils of Nada: A Contemporary American Approach to Aesthetic Statement] Reference
"idiomatic," but generally interestingly thought out. From Wordnik.com. [DownWithTyranny!] Reference
Care must be taken not to go beyond the idiomatic. From Wordnik.com. [Practical Grammar and Composition] Reference
His style is sonorous and fluent, but not idiomatic. From Wordnik.com. [English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction] Reference
The Señorita's English was pretty, but not very idiomatic. From Wordnik.com. [The Dodge Club or, Italy in MDCCCLIX] Reference
Avenel use his own idiomatic and unsophisticated expression?. From Wordnik.com. [Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851] Reference
"The Secret of Narcisse," etc., where the more idiomatic forms. From Wordnik.com. [A Librarian's Open Shelf] Reference
But the rich idiomatic sources of his speech lie too deep for him. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 30, April, 1860] Reference
“Consolation of thine eye” — idiomatic Persian expression meaning. From Wordnik.com. [A Compilation on Bahá’í Education] Reference
( "Hold out,") or, in more idiomatic American, "See the thing through.". From Wordnik.com. [New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol 2, No. 1, April, 1915 April-September, 1915] Reference
+ -- The following sentences present a peculiar idiomatic construction. From Wordnik.com. [Higher Lessons in English A work on english grammar and composition] Reference
Marchand, to whom the idiomatic speech of the Yankee was still a puzzle. From Wordnik.com. [Ruth Fielding Down East Or, The Hermit of Beach Plum Point] Reference
So it was a safe show of emotion devoid of any code or idiomatic confusion. From Wordnik.com. ['Shop Talk': President Obama Talks Tough On Oil Spill] Reference
They are seen and not seen is an idiomatic expression for 'becoming invisible.'. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12] Reference
Where did Le Sage find these verses, sweet, gracious, and idiomatic as they are?. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844] Reference
It has been translated into excellent idiomatic English by Miss VIRGINIA VAUGHAN. From Wordnik.com. [Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 16, July 16, 1870] Reference
Not one of them could have written a page of clear, grammatical, idiomatic English. From Wordnik.com. [A Woman's Impression of the Philippines] Reference
The language is easy and naturally flowing and the style idiomatic and interesting. From Wordnik.com. [Tales from the Hindu Dramatists] Reference
His language is simple clear & idiomatic and his style of narrative bright and entertaining. From Wordnik.com. [Tales from the Hindu Dramatists] Reference
Compare the following idiomatic expressions with the unidiomatic expressions that succeed them. From Wordnik.com. [Practical Grammar and Composition] Reference
To me the possessive in every one of the above-quoted titles would have been more idiomatic, thus. From Wordnik.com. [A Librarian's Open Shelf] Reference
But the distinction between idiomatic and unidiomatic expressions is a fine one, and rests solely on usage. From Wordnik.com. [Practical Grammar and Composition] Reference
Latin-English, but idiomatic way -- there is little selection or self-suppression, but he makes his points. From Wordnik.com. [Personality in Literature] Reference
There's idiomatic French for you, all sprinkled out of a cayenne pepper-pot to make the local colour hot and strong. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, April 11, 1891] Reference
The idiomatic expressions in this dialect are numerous, many will be found in the Glossary; the following may be mentioned. From Wordnik.com. [The Dialect of the West of England; Particularly Somersetshire] Reference
The Count prided himself upon his tact, and was therefore very careful to use the most idiomatic English in his conversation. From Wordnik.com. [One Day A sequel to 'Three Weeks'] Reference
Of the others, 8 would not be injured by a change, and no less than 30 would be improved from the standpoint of idiomatic English. From Wordnik.com. [A Librarian's Open Shelf] Reference
China's many chengyu, or idiomatic phrases derived from traditional fables and classical texts, present a high hurdle for learners. From Wordnik.com. [The Foreign Devil's Dictionary] Reference
Among the idiomatic terms adopted by United States Marines everywhere, the expression "shove off" is used more frequently than any other. From Wordnik.com. [The Stars and Stripes The American Soldiers' Newspaper of World War I, 1918-1919] Reference
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