[NIFL-ESL:9250] idioms

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Dear all for responses to "Rolling stones" idiom.

It was interesting to know that it can be interpreted either positively and
negatively according to the context. In Japanese idioms, such flexible
interpretations are rarely possible. There is almost always one correct
answer. 

Mitsuko
Japan

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