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GRST 246 Class Commentary

Idioms to know and love

1 Leave a comment on paragraph 1 0 Here’s a quick guide to some of interesting idioms we have seen so far.  Add them in the comments and I will update the list.

2 Leave a comment on paragraph 2 0 agitare in animo : to think about something

3 Leave a comment on paragraph 3 0 Gerere se aliquo modo: to act in some way (we saw ita se gessit ut . . . )

4 Leave a comment on paragraph 4 0 iure iurando adigere: to cause/force someone to take an oath.

5 Leave a comment on paragraph 5 0 ut ferunt : “as they say”

6 Leave a comment on paragraph 6 0 fama est : “the story is . . ”

7 Leave a comment on paragraph 7 0  flos aetatis : “youthful innocence, virginity”

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Source: https://pages.vassar.edu/seneca/2013/01/28/idioms-to-know-and-love/