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hiromichi
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 Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2006 5:23 pm Post subject: Blizzard deaths hit 81; weekend thaw in works |
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The subject is a headline of the Japan Times. I know " in works" is used like below.
There are some big surprises in the works.
However is it allowed to refer to a natural phenomenon like in the subject ?
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ebb
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| Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 6:31 am Post subject: in the works |
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Yes. The idiom "in the works" is colloquial and a bit slangy, so you can take liberties.
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hiromichi
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| Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 6:41 am Post subject: |
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ebb-san, Thank you.
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