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I know varying levels of 9 languages, in this order) -- English (native speaker and an excellent writer), Italian (fluent in reading, writing and speaking), Calabrese (a southern dialect of Italian), Spanish, French, Latin, German, Portuguese and Japanese. Many thanks to my mom for not speaking English to me as a child -- I don't have an American ear or accent because of that. When I learn a language, I try to get the pronunciations perfect from the start -- the rest will come with time.
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    1. "got down on all fours” means "he got down on (he lowered himself to) his hands and knees." "All fours" refers to the 4 major appendages -- 2 arms and 2 legs. It kind of makes a human seem more primitive or even like an animal. 2. "Fresh off the top" means in this case "When the tank was full". The saying may date back to when non-homogenized milk came in glass bottles, and some people would skim the cream off the top.
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    June 21, 2016
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    Lee Wright is right. I would also add, in your example, you wrote "He has much money". A native speaker would never say that (at least not in the USA). "He has A LOT OF money" would be used. And avoid the common spelling error of "alot". It's two words! And "allot" (with two L's) means "to give someone (an amount of something) to use or have"
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    June 13, 2016
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