Idiom

by **info123talk** Sat Feb 01, 2014 11:08 am

Hi,

It might be off the topic.. but just want to know.. "It is shame that you found.." is this used as idiom meaning regret? How frequently this construction is used?

by **jlucero** Sat Feb 01, 2014 11:56 am

info123talk Wrote:Hi,

It might be off the topic.. but just want to know.. "It is shame that you found.." is this used as idiom meaning regret? How frequently this construction is used?

I would say that the idiom is "It is A shame that...". You can include anything after the word "that", but it doesn't exactly mean regret- it's more of a "that's too bad" sort of expression.

As for how frequently it's used, there's no place I can point you towards about how common any idiom is used. Any idiom you learn is unlikely to be on the GMAT, but I wouldn't say that this idiom is particularly rare in common, spoken English.

by **info123talk** Sat Feb 01, 2014 12:14 pm

Thanks Joe for your response. So, is it used in offending way or just casually?

by **tim** Sun Feb 02, 2014 12:25 am

I'm not sure how the question is relevant to the GMAT, but this expression could be used to offend but does not have to.

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