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sugarcoating the truth
Verbul "to sugarcoat", așa cum o arată și cei doi termeni care îl compun, "sugar" și "coat" (acesta este nucleul verbal al acestui termen), înseamnă a înveli un produs alimentar într-un strat de zahăr. Astfel poţi spune că …
Hard to Quit
Connie told her 4-year-old grandson, Dean, not to jump on the beds. After several warnings she punished him, explaining that should he fall, he would hurt himself badly. Several minutes passed... and he was back to jumping on …
Puritans
An American history teacher, lecturing the class on the Puritans, asked: "What sort of people were punished in the stocks?" To which a small voice from the back of the room responded: "The small investor."