Good idea pointing out the idiom Pond Life for anyone taking the ELT for their further benefit I'd point out that another idiom with similar meaning is low lifeOriginally Posted by Doc Alan
Our friends from the Philippines who, like me, read all your posts, might find uncritical repetition of the term "pond life" confusing, especially if they are taking an English Language test.
It's a derogatory term comparing someone with the many different organisms living in ponds, dating from the 1980's, but at least further up the evolutionary scale than the US equivalent "pond scum".
Even tne "Daily Handwringer" (another term which our friends may not understand) published beautiful photos of pond life recently ( http://www.guardian.co.uk/environmen...fe?INTCMP=SRCH) which makes one question the use of the term.
I'm happy to contribute to the forum on topics other than health as my association with the Philippines goes back as far as 1978. However, I'm sorry to admit to knowing very little about football !
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