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Jan 28, 2018 · American English. Nov 23, 2018. #9. "Don't sweat the petty things, and don't pet the sweaty things." The first part is another way of saying "Don't sweat the small stuff" (a rather well-known quote from the book DON'T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF...and it's all small stuff). It means don't worry about and don't get all worked up about unimportant things.
Feb 5, 2008 · Argue about something: you are arguing about an opinion or something philosophical, and which person is right. It is more abstract. "They argued about politics". "They argued about the meaning of life". In those two sentences generally argue over would sound weird. Argue over: they are arguing over some object (who gets it) or who has to do ...
Feb 2, 2022 · UK. English - England. Feb 2, 2022. #4. ain'ttranslationfun? said: how does "history of" connect. In BE, a "history of" is quite common = a background/previous reports of, e.g. "The patient has a history of unstable angina." "The accused has a history of convictions for petty theft."
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Aug 2, 2011 · Palabras, frases y modismos. Words, phrases and idioms.
Apr 25, 2005 · Apr 22, 2009. #7. KevinBeezy said: The quote is actually in the language Esperanto. "In Nomeni (name) Patri (father) Et (and) Fili (son) Spiritus (spirit) Sancti (sanctity or peace/holyness)" Even though the two languages may look very similar in that sentence, it's by no doubt Latin (link). In is a Latin preposition which needs the ablative ...
