10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUT SOMETHING ON THE LONG FINGER»
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put something on the long finger in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
put something on the long finger and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms
1998 Spectator Reason suggests that one should point the finger at those who
whipped up the emotion in the first place. put something on the long finger
postpone consideration of something; put something off. Irish put the finger on
inform ...
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The Oxford Dictionary of Idioms
1998Spectator Reason suggests that one should point the finger at those who
whipped up the emotion in the first place. put something on the long finger
postpone consideration of something; put something off. Irish put the finger on
inform ...
3
Oxford Dictionary of English
... especially with the intention of harming them. put the finger on informal inform
against (someone) to the authorities. put something on the long finger Irish
postpone consideration of something; put something off: don't put retirement
planning ...
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Irish-English/English-Irish Easy Reference Dictionary
... the middle finger, the index finger, méar an íháinne the ring-finger, ты а chur ar
an méar fhada to put something 'on the long finger', to postpone something
indefinitely 2. digit (measuring) méara m4'mayor Ardmhéara Bhaile Atha Cliath
the ...
The Educational Company of Ireland, 2000
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Metaphor in Use: Context, Culture, and Communication
For example, the interlanguage of Irish Gaelic speakers of English resulted in the
coinage of the metaphorical idiom used in Hiberno-English: 'to put something on
the long finger' (from Irish Gaelic chuir ar an méarfada é) (Odlin 1991).
Fiona MacArthur, Jose Luis Oncins-Martinez, Manuel Sánchez-García, 2012
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Pacific Linguistics. Series A: Occasional Papers
But there are other differences in idiomatic usage which relate to the non-1iteral
use of language in contact situations. In the English of Ireland: 7) put something
on the long finger means to be forgetful, whereas: 8) have a long finger suggests
...
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Papers in Pidgin and Creole Linguistics
In the English of Ireland: 7) put something on the long finger means to be forgetful
, whereas: 8) have a long finger suggests that one has a tendency to steal.
Similarly, in Nigerian English: 9) have a long throat means to be greedy, whilst: l0
) ...
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Díospóireachtaí Parlaiminte: Parliamentary Debates. Tuairisc ...
It seems to me that when we want to put something on the long finger we talk
about setting up a commission. We are aware of the problems. The corporation
are aware of the problems. We have full knowledge. I will now ask the
corporation to ...
Ireland. Oireachtas. Dáil, 1981
In the first category we find metaphors such as "to give out" (to reprimand or
simply to complain), to "put something on the long finger" (to postpone it), "to be fit
to be tied" (very angry), "to be put to the pin of one's collar" (to have great difficulty
) ...
Seo a leanas roinnt de na heasnaimh a bhraith m6 fein agus me ag baint usaide
as an fhocl6ir: intelligence quotient, devWs advocate, to put something on the
long finger, go-getter, turn of the century, freehand mar dhobhriathar (e.g. he
drew ...
