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seoulsucker
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
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 Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 7:56 pm Post subject: Quick Idiom Help |
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I'm helping a student prepare for a debate, and I've been grasping for an idiom to help him express his feelings on this topic.
Japan is requesting that North Korea come clean about abducting Japanese folks, while at the same time refusing to come clean about forcing women into prostitution during the Korean colonization to the Southies.
Something like, "Putting the cart before the horse" or "Have their cake and eat it too" doesn't quite fit.
Anyone got a snappy idiom to sum this up? |
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Travelous Maximus
Joined: 15 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 7:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Too many chiefs and not enough Indians don't make a tribe. |
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seoulsucker
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 7:57 pm Post subject: |
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BTW, I'm not looking for opinions or commentary on the topic.  |
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seoulsucker
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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Nice avatar. |
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Pyongshin Sangja
Joined: 20 Apr 2003
Location: I love baby!
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 9:41 pm Post subject: Re: Quick Idiom Help |
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| seoulsucker wrote: |
I'm helping a student prepare for a debate, and I've been grasping for an idiom to help him express his feelings on this topic.
Japan is requesting that North Korea come clean about abducting Japanese folks, while at the same time refusing to come clean about forcing women into prostitution during the Korean colonization to the Southies.
Something like, "Putting the cart before the horse" or "Have their cake and eat it too" doesn't quite fit.
Anyone got a snappy idiom to sum this up? |
"Pot calling The Kettle Black"? Seems to fit the bill... |
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Pak Yu Man
Joined: 02 Jun 2005
Location: The Ida galaxy
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 9:43 pm Post subject: Re: Quick Idiom Help |
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| Pyongshin Sangja wrote: |
"Pot calling The Kettle Black"? Seems to fit the bill... |
That's what I thought of. |
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daskalos
Joined: 19 May 2006
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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Or maybe ...
Talking out of both sides of his mouth.
People living in glass houses ... |
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