italki - Hi! What does "to lie down in a ditch to defend it? Is it an idiom? The context is in here: "I was w

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Hi! What does "to lie down in a ditch to defend it? Is it an idiom? The context is in here: "I was willing to lie down in a ditch to defend it - I was adamant that it would be in there. And the whole text is in this link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-11205395

Sep 3, 2014 9:02 AM

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No, it's not an idiom exactly, it's more an exaggerated way of speaking. It means he was willing to do almost anything to defend it.

September 3, 2014

Tal vez él se está refiriendo a los combates de trincheras en Europa durante la Primera Guerra Mundial. Tal vez él quiere decir que él nunca habría abandonado la lucha en apoyo de la invención del niño.

September 3, 2014

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