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Further, in learning any language, as an adult, idioms are a significant barrier, often treacherous.— Epinions Recent Content for Home
Here are three Spanish idioms--"hasta porfiar," which Le Sage thinks it necessary to explain, "la Seńora Eugenia Gabriela."— Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844
The distribution of tribes and stocks of tribes designated by idioms, as Coronado revealed it in 1540 to 1543, is to be the final result of the discussion.— Historical Introduction to Studies Among the Sedentary Indians of New Mexico; Report on the Ruins of the Pueblo of Pecos Papers Of The Archæological Institute Of America, American Series, Vol. I
"Their language, in the roots, idioms, and particular construction, has the genius of the Hebrew language, as their orations have the bold, laconic, and figurative style of the Hebrew prophets The Reverend Mr Chapman says of the Osages, "it is their universal practice to salute the dawn of every morning with their devotion."— Diary in America, Series Two

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