I agree with the others. You could also say, “he got his butt kicked, he got his brains beat out, he got stomped, he got the crap kicked out of him”. These expressions are more informal slang but in reality it’s the way we speak. Check out my teacher profile and let’s improve! www.italki.com/teacherhelpme

It could mean the extra thing is either good or bad. In a bad context for example, “His girlfriend broke up with him and his dog dying was just the icing on the cake. He began drinking Jack Daniels again.”

I agree that in this context they mean the same thing. Check out my teacher profile and let’s improve! www.italki.com/teacherhelpme

To be fair there is not enough context but as the other answer stated it could mean that the speaker is watching people cross from one side to the other. I am not convinced that it is because the speaker has a dog. It could literally be a big baby. Check out my teacher profile and schedule a session! Thanks :-) www.italki.com/teacherhelpme

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“Tore by” is an expression meaning moved very quickly so fast that the eyes are unable to focus

Correction: Freedom *of Speech

Of is simply a preposition. It means belonging to, relating to, or connected with “I” Tomas Jefferson is connected with “it” It is his luck Also, Thomas Jefferson is considered the author of our republic. He loved God and believed in protecting human rights that come from God and not from government. Rights such as Freedom or Speech, Freedom of religion, Freedom to protest, and the right to defend oneself. Thomas Jefferson’s intellect and penmanship is the reason why America has survived as the oldest republic on Earth. Check out my teacher profile and let’s meet and make a learning plan.