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Some Intresting English Phrases China policy Chinese dragon American beauty English disease Indian summer Spenish athlete Greek gift French chalk pull one's leg in one's birthday suit eat one's words an apple of love handwriting on the wall bring down the house have a fit make one's hair stand on end be taken in think a great deal of oneself pull up one's socks have the heart to do

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Ok / China policy :  policy on China (Yes, but this requires a more comprehensive, current description.)

? / Chinese dragon : Kilin (Not heard in the U.S.; I have not heard of a Chinese Dragon named Kilin.)

Ok / American beauty  : A kind of roses' name

? / English disease : tracheitis or rickets (Not heard in the U.S. when used for these diseases, which are quite dissimilar.  It makes no sense.)

No / Indian summer : happy old age (Having an autumn season which is warm and pleasant like summer)

? / Spenish athlete : the person who likes braging (Not heard in the U.S., “Spenish” is not a word)

? / Greek gift : a bad gift which is bad for people (Not heard in the U.S. Possibly a reference to the old maxim to “beware of Greeks bearing gifts”; see history of this phrase at www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/63300.html.  However, “Greek gift” is not a phrase in common use.

? / French chalk : talcum powder (Not heard in the U.S.)

Ok / pull one's leg :  play a joke on sb

Ok / in one's birthday suit : wearing nothing

Ok / eat one's words : take back what was said before

? / an apple of love : tomato (Not heard in the U.S.  There is a similar phrase “the apple of one’s eye,” which means that one has a special affection for a particular person.)

Ok / handwriting on the wall : a bad omen

Ok / bring down the house : gain the whole audience's cheering (Yes: when the entire audience is applauding enthusiastically after a performance.)

Ok / have a fit : flame up anger (Yes: when one flares up in anger, and “makes a scene.”)

Ok / make one's hair stand on end : get panicky (Yes, but more like just feeling very afraid without the symptoms of panic.)

Ok / be taken in : be cheated

Ok / think a great deal of oneself : to evaluate oneself highly

? / pull up one's socks : take heart of grace (I have only heard this used in a literal way, and your description does not make sense.)

Ok / have the heart to do : For example: I don't have the heart to refuse. =  I couldn't bear to refuse.

 

Here you go.  You may like to ask someone from Great Britain, Canada, Australia, etc. if they recognize any of the ones I have flagged with a question mark.  Also, when you write a colon, it is done like this: The colon is placed just after the last word in the phrase, and a space is entered, and the next word begins.  The next word is capitalized for a complete sentence or typed in small letters if that word only begins a phrase.

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Some Intresting English Phrases

China policy :  policy on China
Chinese dragon : Kilin
American beauty  : A kind of roses' name 
English disease : tracheitis or rickets
Indian summer : happy old age 
Spenish athlete : the person who likes braging 
Greek gift : a bad gift which is bad for people 
French chalk : talcum powder


pull one's leg :  play a joke on sb 
in one's birthday suit : wearing nothing 
eat one's words : take back what was said before
an apple of love : tomato
handwriting on the wall :a bad omen
bring down the house : gain the whole audience's cheering 
have a fit : flame up anger 
make one's hair stand on end : get panicky 
be taken in : be cheated
think a great deal of oneself : to evaluate oneself highly
pull up one's socks : take heart of grace
have the heart to do : For examle: I don't have the heart to refuse.=I I couldn't bear to refuse



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Hi, Elena thank you.I think it's really a good idea
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Hello Claire, Yes, those are interesting phrases, but no one is learning anything yet. Why don't you write down what you think each one means, and we native English speakers can approve or help correct the meanings?

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