I believe, as do a number of Hebrew scholars, that a proper reading of the idioms translates as, “At some point previously …Gods, He created the physical universe.”. From Wordnik.com. [Hey, "Evolution News": correct this! - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
One of my favorite Spanish idioms translates as "blue prince" in English. From Wordnik.com. [Fair to say that idioms speak volumes] Reference
As a result, certain code idioms within existing code may need to be changed. From Wordnik.com. [EDN Feed] Reference
An idioms is a term which must be learned as a unit, because its meaning is not clear from its parts. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Hume to Juan Williams: “Someone Needs To Hose You Downâ€] Reference
But it is in idioms that I see the biggest differences - we go on holiday, Americans take vacations, for example. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2004-06-01] Reference
It then occurred to him that it was rather rough to put him through his paces in Latin idioms at a time like this. From Wordnik.com. [Follow My leader The Boys of Templeton] Reference
I'm more than happy to explain English idioms, for example, and I generally serve as a human dictionary on exams as needed. From Wordnik.com. [Wired Campus] Reference
Rephrase idioms "take a stab at it" or teach their meaning. From Wordnik.com. [Learning to Speak Math While Learning to Speak English] Reference
The regeneration of local idioms, which is fast working its way from the Bosphorus to the. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 41, March, 1861] Reference
This tradition, and the strong resemblance of the Latin and Walachian idioms, is explained by M. D’Anville, (Etats de l’Europe, p. 258 — 262.). From Wordnik.com. [The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire] Reference
We may refer to these modes of expression as "idioms" of the genre. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-04-01] Reference
A share in the literary revival of the Romanic idioms, which is so universally felt in Southern France, and has of late produced so much. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 41, March, 1861] Reference
So for my friends improving their language skills as their New Year resolution, I would recommend the 'idioms' tag from Chocolate and Zucchini. From Wordnik.com. [PhDiva] Reference
This person, with the strong accent and idioms of the. From Wordnik.com. [Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War] Reference
Orator after orator dug into the mines of national idioms. From Wordnik.com. [The Masques of Ottawa] Reference
These expressions that lie outside all rules we call idioms. From Wordnik.com. [Practical Grammar and Composition] Reference
The following expressions are examples of commonly used idioms. From Wordnik.com. [Practical Grammar and Composition] Reference
Germanic idioms; it comprised several dialects, and amongst them the. From Wordnik.com. [A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance] Reference
Sally's idioms savoured of darky dialect and her mountain quaintness. From Wordnik.com. [A Son of the Hills] Reference
There's a whole chapter in the book on the use of food in French idioms. From Wordnik.com. [A Guide To The Gritty Side Of The French Language] Reference
Over fifteen years, textspeak has evolved its own logic, subtleties, idioms, even history. From Wordnik.com. [Claire Gordon: Txtspk 4eva] Reference
There is probably little danger that the ordinary writer or speaker will not use idioms enough. From Wordnik.com. [Practical Grammar and Composition] Reference
Even after all this time, he still felt vaguely proud of his ability to handle the subtle idioms of. From Wordnik.com. [The Highest Treason] Reference
I think that most of us -- I know I was -- I was exposed to dozens of idioms, dozens of vernaculars. From Wordnik.com. [Junot Diaz Discusses his 'Wondrous' Debut Novel] Reference
Numerous teachers are already doing that -- and without resorting to jargon about "Niger-Congo" idioms. From Wordnik.com. [Why Ebonics Is Irrelevant] Reference
Mainly, what to avoid: no idioms (say "make every possible effort" instead of "pull out all the stops"). From Wordnik.com. [Media Matters: Why Britain’s P.M. Is Popular Abroad But Hated At Home] Reference
About the same time the fusion of idioms took place, and the English language was definitively constituted. From Wordnik.com. [A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance] Reference
It may sound like it's been recorded with one ear on America, but the vocabulary and idioms are defiantly British. From Wordnik.com. [Are you ready for the British MCs?] Reference
With these two orders as the terms and idioms of expression the Greeks built up the architecture of their temples. From Wordnik.com. [The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield] Reference
To begin with, Africans should hear about AIDS in their own idioms, and the message must address traditional beliefs. From Wordnik.com. [Witchcraft, Vengeful Spirits And The Plague] Reference
Here are three Spanish idioms -- "hasta porfiar," which Le Sage thinks it necessary to explain, "la Señora Eugenia,". From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844] Reference
Equally immersed in both the Klezmer and classical idioms, Vinnitsky felt as if he were "living two different musical lives.". From Wordnik.com. [Marcia G. Yerman: Pavel Vinnitsky's Vision: To Revitalize Jewish Music] Reference
Many of Burns 'poems are in the Lowland Scots dialect; a few are wholly in ordinary English; and some combine the two idioms. From Wordnik.com. [A History of English Literature] Reference
Like the latter, Gower hesitates between several idioms; he is not sure that English is the right one; he is tri-lingual, just as. From Wordnik.com. [A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance] Reference
One evening a week, I stand before a blackboard in an old public-school classroom, the occasional blur of a mouse disappearing behind radiators, writing down phrases and idioms. From Wordnik.com. [Out Of The Sweatshop And Into The World] Reference
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