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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Idiomatic expressions #96065 02/19/03 05:03 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Do not skin a bear that is not killed... Never heard this before; and doesn't sound like colloquial English. One "translation" I can offer is "Don't count your chickens before they're hatched." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted A controversial Phrase suededevil 02/18/03 06:40 AM Re: A controversial Phrase Bingley 02/18/03 06:54 AM Re: A controversial Phrase wwh 02/18/03 01:33 PM Re: A controversial Phrase dxb 02/18/03 01:38 PM Re: A controversial Phrase of troy 02/18/03 02:12 PM Re: A controversial Phrase wwh 02/18/03 02:48 PM Re: A controversial Phrase Alex Williams 02/18/03 06:26 PM Re: A controversial Phrase tsuwm 02/18/03 06:36 PM Re: A controversial Phrase Faldage 02/18/03 07:28 PM Re: A controversial Phrase musick 02/18/03 08:18 PM Re: A controversial Phrase Faldage 02/18/03 08:20 PM Re: A controversial Phrase Buffalo Shrdlu 02/18/03 08:22 PM Re: A controversial Phrase tsuwm 02/18/03 08:37 PM Re: A controversial Phrase musick 02/18/03 10:58 PM What's in a name? wofahulicodoc 02/18/03 11:31 PM What is in a name? musick 02/19/03 12:03 AM Re: A controversial Phrase modestgoddess 02/19/03 12:49 AM Paté and a nice Chianti consuelo 02/21/03 12:58 AM Re: Paté and a nice Chianti Jackie 02/21/03 02:22 AM Re: A controversial Phrase Bingley 02/19/03 01:10 AM Re: A controversial Phrase wwh 02/19/03 01:59 AM Re: A controversial Phrase Buffalo Shrdlu 02/19/03 02:52 AM Re: A controversial Phrase Wordwind 02/19/03 09:24 AM Re: A controversial Phrase suededevil 02/19/03 11:56 AM Re: A controversial Phrase wow 02/20/03 02:44 PM Re: A controversial Phrase of troy 02/19/03 05:25 PM Re: A controversial Phrase of troy 02/19/03 03:38 PM Re: A controversial Phrase wwh 02/19/03 03:48 PM Re: A controversial Phrase vika 02/19/03 04:41 PM Idiomatic expressions AnnaStrophic 02/19/03 05:03 PM Re: Idiomatic expressions vika 02/19/03 05:10 PM Re: Idiomatic expressions dxb 02/19/03 05:17 PM Re: Idiomatic expressions AnnaStrophic 02/19/03 05:25 PM Re: Idiomatic expressions wwh 02/19/03 05:52 PM Re: Idiomatic expressions Wordwind 02/19/03 06:10 PM Re: Idiomatic expressions tsuwm 02/19/03 06:13 PM Re: Idiomatic expressions wwh 02/19/03 07:31 PM blue suede devils Alex Williams 02/19/03 08:41 PM Re: blue suede devils wwh 02/19/03 09:14 PM Re: blue suede devils Jackie 02/20/03 01:10 AM Re: blue suede devils wwh 02/20/03 01:53 AM Re: blue suede devils Jackie 02/20/03 01:56 AM Re: Idiomatic expressions Faldage 02/19/03 05:20 PM Re: Idiomatic expressions vika 02/20/03 11:10 AM Re: Idiomatic expressions Alex Williams 02/20/03 11:28 AM Re: A controversial Pedagogue plutarch 02/23/03 03:48 AM Re: A controversial Pedagogue wwh 02/23/03 03:53 AM Re: A controversial Pedagogue suededevil 02/23/03 11:49 PM Re: A controversial Pedagogue Jackie 02/24/03 02:13 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,374 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 194 guests, and 0 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 28 A C Bowden 26 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,562 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,919 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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