English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
RECONSTRUCTING IDIOMS
Eat one’s cake and have it (nonstandard).
Have one’s cake and eat it (standard).
An idle hand is the devil’s workshop (nonstandard).
The devil finds work for idle hands (standard).
Burning the midnight candle (nonstandard).
Burning the midnight oil (standard).
A problem shared is a problem solved (nonstandard).
A problem shared is half solved (nonstandard).
A problem shared is a problem halved (standard).
GAB
