Topic: Idioms from a to Z
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Where did the idiom catch some z's originate from?
Probably one of 2 theories: From the illustration of cartoons, where a sleeping person is shown with "zzzzzz" above their head. or "Logging Zs" was an older phrase, from "sawing logs" or snoring. It may have been updated to "catching Zs" si... Read More »
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where can i find the idioms and frasal verbs free in the dictiona...
Find idioms & phrasal verbs in some on-line dictionaries or lists; usually not in (abridged) dictionaries or lexicons Since Both "idioms" and "phrasal verbs" are usually phrases with two, three, or four words; you usually can find them in o... Read More »
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