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What does the idiom his comments threw a wet blanket on the discussion mean?
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∙ 12y ago
his comment has a depressing effect on others
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What is the origin of the Idiom times flies?
someone threw a clock out the window
How do you put crochet in a sentence?
crochet is when i put the needle threw the blanket.
What does the idiom 'you threw me for a loop' mean?
"You threw me for a loop" means that you surprised me or that I wasn't expecting that. It could also mean it caught you off guard and you totally weren't expecting it.
What does the idiom threw a book at mean?
Means you were punished severely. The book is the penal code-meaning they used everything in it.
What does the idiom threw the book mean?
Means you were punished severely. The book is the penal code-meaning they used everything in it.
What does the idiom hang me out to dry mean?
If someone hangs you out to dry, it means that they have left you to take the consequences and escaped themselves.
What is meant by hit the bucket?
It means that you threw or shot something and hit a bucket.Do you perhaps mean KICK the bucket? To "kick the bucket" is an idiom that means to die.
Is this a simile while you prattle threw your supper?
No. If anything that is an idiom. A simile is a comparison of two things using words like "like" or "as". An example of a simile is "Her eyes are as blue as the sky".
Where did the idiom time flies originate from?
Traced back in English to 1836. Originates from the Roman poet who wrote that " tempus fugit" (time flees). In 1835, Shakespeare threw a clock out the window and came up with the saying "time flies" in 1836.
What is a sentences using the word threw?
He threw a ball through the window.Through and threw are homonyms.I threw my cap into the air as I went through the graduation ceremony.
Use fray in a sentence?
The police officer entered the fray, hoping to end the fight. The edges of Anita's sweater were beginning to fray. Liane liked the fraying edges of the throw blanket. Marlene threw out the tablecloth that began to fray.
What is a homonym for through?
It is threw. He threw the ball.
