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nurikzhan
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Hi all,
please, help to complete the idiom: "rain someone �s ....a. leg; b. hand; c. neck; d. foot; e. brains? urgent, please |
25 Feb 2013
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yanogator
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I �m guessing that you heard this, rather than reading it. I think you want "wring someone �s neck". Bruce |
26 Feb 2013
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nurikzhan
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Hello, dear yanogator,
This question was given in a test for the 11 grade students,
it was written: "rain"
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26 Feb 2013
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lewisronaldc
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As a native English speaker from the States, I agree with Bruce because none of the answers given make any sense. You could rain on someone �s parade
Ron |
26 Feb 2013
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trapalhoni
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Could it be the expression: "To rack one �s brains"- to strain mentally to recall or to understand something? |
26 Feb 2013
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zinaida954
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I think the answer is "brains" but I �m not sure now because the native speaker gives another variant. |
26 Feb 2013
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Daisee
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could it be
(d)rain someone �s brains??? |
26 Feb 2013
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yanogator
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Yes, I also thought of "to rack someone �s brain" (although I �ve always seen it with the singular "brain"). Anyway, "rain" doesn �t work with any of the choices. It could be that the person who prepared the test heard it and wrote it incorrectly. Bruce |
26 Feb 2013
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cunliffe
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The only idioms I know with rain are �to rain on someone �s parade � and �to rain cats and dogs �. Could they mean �rein � as in �to rein someone in � or �hand over the reins �? Other than that, I agree with the others that it must be a mistake. |
26 Feb 2013
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