ABBA's Heavy Use of English Idioms
You'll notice, too, how so many of their lyrics are filled with English cliché phrases, or idioms, if you prefer. 1. I've not known another foreign group to have so much of this in their English songs. Really, lots and lots of idioms, a few listed here: a taste for the world buses I've missed (missed the bus) can't get him off my mind does it show again face it feeling blue feeling down feet of clay first in line give me a break give me a call have a ball head over heels how can I carry on lose control name of the game no exception to the rule no hard feelings on top of this one chance in a lifetime (chance of a lifetime) played all my cards put me to the test reach me take a chance on me take it or leave it take me in your arms taking the chair winner takes it all 2. The singers, being Swedish, don't distinguish between the /z/ or /s/ sounds, so "affairs" rhymes with "scarce," for example. I'm not knocking the group (I do prefer Carpenters and think of ABBA as Carpenters doubled); I just can't get past these two things to fully "let down my hair" with them. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "English Learner's Cafe" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/english_learners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
