IDIOMS
The news spread like wildfire.
We can't tell them apart.
He is on the wrong side of fifty.
She racked her brains.
Many returns of that day.
He was one of their number.
He cleared his throat.
Keep your fingers crossed
Do you know what the hell he is driving at?
My blood ran cold.
Stiffen-up your upper lip
He had a real run of bad luck
Come on, tell me, don't put me on the rack.
Let's make a clean sweep and separate.
At that time, we were really living in clover.
That's not my cup of tea.
He is two years my Junior.
Tell me, what's -the big idea with all that you told me
She felt ill at ease.
It is very difficult for her to make ends meet with the money she gets from her divorced husband
Please translate the following sentences into English
BEIDE:
two - zwei aus einer beliebigen Menge; zwei von vielen
both - der eine und der andere von zweien; zwei von zweien.
BEACHTE: Die Verneinung von "both" geschieht mit "neither" oder "not... either"
Dabei steht das Verb im SINGULAR
Artikel + "both" ist im Englischen unmöglich'. (the both students)
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