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One Sheep Follows Another When someone\'s behavior is called \'one sheep follows another\', it means what does he do is just follow the other people\'s. It is used to criticised a ...

A Great Ship Asks Deep Waters When someone is told \'a great ship\',it means he or she has much power. The \'deep waters\' can extened as \'a very good position\'. So the whole sen...

American Naturalism Characterics Frequently but not invariably ill-educated or lower-class characters whose lives are governed by the forces of heredity and passion. Their attempts...

Features of Modern Linguistics No.1 Priority is given to spoken language. No.2 Focus is on synchronic study of language, rather than on diachronic study of language. No.3 Modern li...

An About Face You do \'an about face\' when you begin facing one direction, then you turn completely to face in the opposite direction. Example: \'If you ever discover that you are...

Actions Speak Louder Than Words \'Actions speak louder than words\' means that your actions (what you do) communicate more clearly than your words (what you say). It is as if they ...

Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder \'Absence makes the heart grow fonder\' means that the time you spend away from one you love makes you love that person even more. Example: \'Do...

Against The Clock You are working against the clock when you are trying to finish your work within a limited amount of time. Example: \'We worked against the clock all day to get t...

Add Fuel To The Fire You add fuel to the fire when you do something that makes a bad situation worse. Example: \'When those two are fighting, I don\'t get involved. It only adds fu...