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Published: 09.10.2009.
Language: English
Level: College/University
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  • Summaries, Notes 'Idioms and Phrasal Verbs', 1.
  • Summaries, Notes 'Idioms and Phrasal Verbs', 2.
  • Summaries, Notes 'Idioms and Phrasal Verbs', 3.
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Idiomatic phrases:
1.…Many a Knight in shining armour… (The History of Charles the Great and Orlando by Thomas Rodd, 1812)
A knight in shining armour - a person, usually a man, who comes to the aid of another, usually a woman, in a gallant and courteous manner.
2."A safe pair of hands is of paramount importance." (W. J. A. Davies How to play Rugby Football, 1933)
A safe pair of hands - a reliable, if somewhat dull, person who can be entrusted not to make a mistake with a task.…

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