Early Modern Idioms and Phrases 🕰️📜

An old turn of phrase 👴↩️💬

A phrase or expression that sounds old-fashioned or is no longer in common use.

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Give a shout-out 🖐️🗣️📢

To publicly acknowledge, praise, or thank someone or something.

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My right hand man ➡️🖐️👨

A person's most trusted, capable, and indispensable assistant or subordinate.

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Rule of thumb 📏👍

A rough practical principle or method based on experience rather than scientific calculation.

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To have a dramatic flair 💪🎭💥

To possess a natural talent or inclination for theatricality, exaggeration, or making situations more exciting and intense.

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Stuck on someone 📌❤️

To be unable to stop thinking about or being attracted to a particular person.

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Renaissance man 👨‍🎨🔭💡

A person with many talents and areas of knowledge, especially a man who excels in diverse fields.

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The land of nod 🏞️😴

The state of sleeping or being asleep.

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