Comments on: Popular English Idioms and Sayings: Exercise 1

By: Phil Williams

Phil Williams — Tue, 28 May 2024 07:13:52 +0000

In reply to Sergio.

Thanks!

By: Sergio

Sergio — Sun, 26 May 2024 18:22:09 +0000

Wonderful useful job. Thanks a million.

By: Phil Williams

Phil Williams — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 17:01:55 +0000

In reply to Jaime sanchez.

Hi Jaime,
I’m glad you found it useful – indeed, these kinds of sayings really get into the detail of how we use language, as it’s often not obvious!
Phil

By: Jaime sanchez

Jaime sanchez — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 12:21:08 +0000

To me, treating “sayings” is a great issue to understand better the English language. I think that using sayings or wise phrases that were coined in the past could be used in different events with similar meanings. when They are translated as it is my case I have to think them very closely, which makes me think harder in English, in short they are awesome exercises. Thanks a lot, Phil, you deserve the best.
By the way, Andrew Dodd and Phil comments liked to me, Thanks to both
jaime

By: MARISSA

MARISSA — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 01:52:34 +0000

In reply to Phil Williams.

Very useful for English learners and I really enjoyed your articles.

By: Phil Williams

Phil Williams — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 14:30:23 +0000

In reply to Andrew Dodd.

Hi Andrew,

Thanks, yes that’s fair, thanks – it was a tricky one to rephrase without referring to sight again, but I suppose in this case it may be simplest just to say “something that is not seen can be ignored”. I was trying to cover the aspect that we might use this phrase to justify actively ignoring a problem that we are aware of, hence more a question of attention than visibility, but I suppose that’s not the truest use of the phrase.

Phil

By: Andrew Dodd

Andrew Dodd — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 14:18:56 +0000

Out of sight, out of mind: something that is not given attention can be ignored (Short form: “out of sight”)
IMO, this looks to me more like a tautology that misses the boat. “Not given attention” could be in sight – under your nose, perhaps – but still not seen, in the sense of “none so blind”. I suggest that “out of sight” is more in line with “turning your back”.

I hope that my comments are intelligible and not a case of too many mixed metaphors making a dog’s dinner!

PS I love your site, though I confess that I tend only to dip in on occasion.

By: Phil Williams

Phil Williams — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 13:44:04 +0000

In reply to Victor Manuel Rojas.

Thanks!

By: Victor Manuel Rojas

Victor Manuel Rojas — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 13:37:08 +0000

Very useful and with nice explanations!

By: Phil Williams

Phil Williams — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 10:11:20 +0000

In reply to Leili Bergmann.

You’re welcome!