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Showing posts with label new word groups. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

23. Brutally honest


            All new electronic medical gadgets that measure
             your pressure or heartbeats are brutally honest.

22. Crunches underfoot


          In Afghanistan, history literally crunches underfoot.

Saturday, March 14, 2009

1.Hardscrabble village

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       Hardscrabble/Adjective/ American English/not having enough of the basic things one  needs to  live.

   Faridkot is not the hardscrabble village conjured up by          common perceptions of extremist origins.                                          [Source: Time  March 16, 2009]