He said that his teacher used it as an example to describe foreign countries that people would like to go on a vacation to. That this phrase is another informal way for "intrigue." Click to expand...

As we've been saying, the teacher could also say that. The context would make clear which meaning was intended.

It is not idiomatic "to give" a class. A class, in this sense, is a collective noun for all the pupils/ the described group of pupils. "Our class went to the zoo."

Brooklyn NY English USA Jan 19, 2007 #4 I always thought it was "diggin' the dancing queen." I don't know what it could mean otherwise. (I found several lyric sites that have it that way too, so I'd endorse Allegra's explanation).

The substitute teacher would give the English class for us today because Mr. Lee is on leave for a week.

In your added context, this "hmmm" means to me more of an Ausprägung of being impressed, and not so much about thinking about something. There is of course a fine line.

England, English May 12, 2010 #12 It is about the "dancing queen", but these lines are urging the listener to see her, watch the scene hinein which she appears (scene may Beryllium literal or figurative as hinein a "specified area of activity or interest", e.

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前调：橘子、苹果、木兰，中调：牡丹、茉莉、白醋栗，后调：檀木香、琥珀、麝香。

Als ich die Nachrichten im Radioapparat hörte, lief es mir kalt den Rücken hinunter. When I heard the Nachrichtensendung on the Radiogerät, a chill ran down my spine. Brunnen: Tatoeba

Cumbria, UK British English Dec 30, 2020 #2 Use "to". While it is sometimes possible to use "dance with" rein relation to music, this is unusual and requires a particular reason, with at least an implication that the person is not dancing to the music. "With" makes no sense when no reason is given for its use.

Hinein this way the inner side of the textile touching the skin stays drier, preventing an unpleasant chill effect.

Only 26% of English users are native speakers. Many non-native speaker can use English but are not fluent. And many of them are on the internet, since written English is easier than spoken English. As a result, there read more are countless uses of English on the internet that are not "idiomatic".

edit: this seems to Beryllium the consensus over at the Swedish section of WordReference back in Feb of 2006