[Lexicog] an English idiom

David Tuggy david_tuggy at SIL.ORG
Tue Apr 19 03:25:01 UTC 2005


It's understandable but not a cliché, for me, if that's what you're asking.

--David T

Wayne Leman wrote:

> Does anyone on this list know if the following is an extant English idiom:
>
> "My soul is swallowed up in sorrow."
>
> I have never heard it, but that doesn't, of course, mean that it
> hasn't been
> used by some English speakers.
>
> Thanks,
> Wayne
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