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		afandian 11 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The surprising benefits of giving up What distinction do you draw between “flight” and “fleeing”? To me they are synonyms. From Cambridge.org: > (an act or example of) escape, running away, or avoiding something: > They lost all their possessions during their flight from the invading army.

maxidorius 11 days ago [–]

I was merely making the distinction for those non-english natives people like me who tilted their head not getting it at first :D

afandian 11 days ago | [–]

I think idioms that are synonyms of close concepts must be the hardest to learn in a second language. Can you trade any French examples?

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