preach
Used to express strong agreementUsed to express strong agreement (as if encouraging somebody to continue speaking).
» I'm fed up with him always preaching to me.
Я сыт по горло его постоянными нравоучениями. — odexed
Я вже ситий по горло його постійними повчаннями. — deniko
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1 senses(slang)Used to express strong agreement (as if encouraging somebody to continue speaking).
– If you can't do the time, don't do the crime! – Preach!
Examples
69 sentencesI'm fed up with him always preaching to me.
Я вже ситий по горло його постійними повчаннями. — deniko
ruЯ сыт по горло его постоянными нравоучениями. — odexed
Tom doesn't practice what he preaches.
You should practice what you preach.
I preach at a local church.
Our preacher preaches the same sermon every Christmas.
Origin
From Middle English prechen, from Old French prëechier, precchier (Modern French prêcher),From Middle English prechen, from Old French prëechier, precchier (Modern French prêcher), from Latin praedicō (“to proclaim, announce”, literally “to fore-assign, pre-dedicate”). Doublet of predicate.
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