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For requests for an idiomatic English expression for a certain situation, i.e. a word or phrase which is 'typical' for English and doesn't necessarily have an equivalent in other languages.
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English proverbs
Sometimes in if you are physically (not metaphorically) chasing someone you can say:
You can run, but you can't hide.
This is sometimes used in it's literal meaning to denote that you intend to catc …
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