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Discussion Groups / British English / December 2003Another pair of shoes
Is that a common idiom on the right side of the pond?:) Here in Italy we say: "Another pair of sleeves" (Un altro paio di maniche). Let us know Franco dadaismo@tin.it spake thus: > Is that a common idiom on the right side of the pond?:) > > Here in Italy we say: "Another pair of sleeves" (Un altro paio di maniche). > > Let us know Not quite. We say "in somebody else's shoes", or "put yourself in my shoes", which means viewing something from another person's position. But we don't have other people's sleeves.  Signaturethe Omrud Nogland > dadaismo@tin.it spake thus: > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > shoes", which means viewing something from another person's position. > But we don't have other people's sleeves. Unless we steal their shirts. m. >> dadaismo@tin.it spake thus: >> [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> >Unless we steal their shirts. Only Dio's ( the original poster) shirts I hope! Do so by all means if you feel like No one will sue you here in Italy. You can steal his underpants as well if you like... and please let us know if there was anything worth to hide :) > >> dadaismo@tin.it spake thus: > >> [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > and please let us know if there was anything worth to hide :) ...anything worth hiding. m. >> >> dadaismo@tin.it spake thus: >> >> [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >> >...anything worth hiding. "hiding"..of course. Thank you please don't steal my shirt for this.. :) Rotb >m. > >> >> dadaismo@tin.it spake thus: > >> >> [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > please don't steal my shirt for this.. :) But, I like Italian shirts. m. rollerbd wrote: > >rollerbd wrote: > >> >Omrud wrote: > >> >> dadaismo@tin.it spake thus: > >> >> > >> >> > Is that a common idiom on the right side of the pond?:) What pond is that? And which is the right side? > >> >> > Here in Italy we say: "Another pair of sleeves" (Un altro paio di > >> >maniche). [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >> >> > >> >Unless we steal their shirts. Have you got dead trousers? I've been looking for a pair! > >> Only Dio's ( the original poster) shirts I hope! > >> Do so by all means if you feel like > >> No one will sue you here in Italy. > >> You can steal his underpants as well if you like... I think you'd have to pay us a princely sum to get anyone here to dispose of them for you. > >> and please let us know if there was anything worth to hide :) > >> > >...anything worth hiding. > > "hiding"..of course. Thank you You might be in for a good hiding! Especially if you get caught stealing God's (the original poster) underpants... > please don't steal my shirt for this.. :) Is it Versace? Zz |
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