when is common use this expresion?
1 - Sleep on it.
2 - Like the back of my hand
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when is common use this expresion?
1 - Sleep on it.
2 - Like the back of my hand
'Sleep on it' - means to give something some extra thought before coming to a decision. For example, if you had been offered a good job with a good salary but it meant you had to travel a long distance and wouldn't see your family for several months, you may want to give the matter extra thought before coming to a decision whether to accept. So you could say to the employer " I will sleep on it'. So, you, sleep overnight and see how you feel about things in the morning.
'Like the back of my hand' - means to know everything about something, almost as well as knowing the back of your hand. For example, you probably know Buenos Aires well, so if it was your city and you knew all about it, you could say 'I know Buenos Aires like the back of my hand'.
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Dave tiene razon. Sleeping on it is not preocuparse, es tomar tiempo para un decision dificil.
Normalmente usamos el expresion, "I know _____ like the back of my hand" para lugares o... routes... rutas? punto A hasta punto B.
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thank you Dave!
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Gracias Adan!
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Sleep on it/that (Preocuparse por) Cuando un asunto te preocupa mucho,"Why are u feed up by grammar, u shouldn't sleep on that", Y la otra expresión nosotros también la tenemos en español (Como la palma de mi mano) : I know that boy like the back of my hand (u know too well that boy)... Peace bro
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