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Re:A singer apologized, closed his eyes, dropped his head an... by emmelaich on Tuesday January 21, 2020 @01:44AM (#22104778)
The idiom is "speak for yourself"

(sorry if I offend)

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Re:A singer apologized, closed his eyes, dropped his head an... by Iv on Tuesday January 21, 2020 @01:50AM (#22104798)
Not at all, thanks! I stumble on these every time I inadvertently translate things directly from my native language. Ill be more careful thanks.

Corrected, by the way.

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Re:A singer apologized, closed his eyes, dropped his head an... by richard78459 on Tuesday January 21, 2020 @05:32AM (#22105707)
The definition of "idiom" as per the google search is

"a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words (e.g. over the moon, see the light )."

The sentence "speak for yourself" has the meaning that is directly deduced from its words. How does it qualify as an idiom ?

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