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Why Some People Stand Up to Bullies and Others Don’t & Where Idioms Come From

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The Challenge of Translating English Phrases Into Other Languages

i imagine that in many cases, english idioms, when translated into other languages, sound just as ange as no cow on the ice is to us. If people don't have them in their own language, then they can be just as tricky. And and think of english examples that, when you actually stop and think about the words, they just don't make sense. Now, ththeres lots of examples. Kick the bucket is there the very clear one in british english that we used to mean die. And it's one that's an unclear etymology. The some ideas about where it comes from, but it's certainly not got anything to do with kicking. It

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