ESL Vocabulary and Idioms

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Are you now, or have you ever been?
As above, the topic title "Are you now, or have you ever been?" I believe that derived from... [More]
By Korsav    by Korsav 3 yr 106 days ago
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Commercially prepared 123
Could you please tell me, What kind of food is commercially prepared food? [More]
By Antonia    by Antonia 3 yr 106 days ago
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Commercial 12
Can you help me to chek the exact meaning of the word commercial: Is the ''commercial bread... [More]
By Antonia    by Antonia 3 yr 106 days ago
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Condinment, dressing, seasoning 12
What is the differece between them? Thanks [More]
By Antonia    by Antonia 3 yr 106 days ago
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Pull twins 12
What does 'pull twins' mean? Here's the context: Speed cop pulls twins A Canadian policeman... [More]
By demicjusz    by demicjusz 3 yr 107 days ago
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Patents
How do you see a school that is more geared toward turning out patents than socially evolved... [More]
By Antonia    by Antonia 3 yr 107 days ago
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Backing up
Can you please explain the meaning of ''backing up to'' in : Lush grounds surrounded the university... [More]
By Antonia    by Antonia 3 yr 107 days ago
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Presented
Can you help me with the word ''presented'' here: My guy is goona want to talk to her about... [More]
By Antonia    by Antonia 3 yr 107 days ago
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Meta-analysis
What does "meta-analysis" mean? Thank you very much for your reply. [More]
By Teo    by Teo 3 yr 107 days ago
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Here's to your health!
Is this a toast or what? It goes like this (it is a quote from a cookbook): Here's to your... [More]
By Antonia    by Antonia 3 yr 107 days ago
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Pizza the action
What does 'pizza the action' mean? [More]
By demicjusz    by demicjusz 3 yr 107 days ago
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Easy cooking
Do you happen to know the following: ''Rice has been processed for easy cooking.'' Does '... [More]
By Antonia    by Antonia 3 yr 107 days ago
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M.D.
Can you tell me what does ''M.D.'' in David Jenkins, M.D. Ph.D. stand for? [More]
By Antonia    by Antonia 3 yr 107 days ago
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Help, thanks a bunch!
Q1 What is "tuck back" ? hiden in the timer? Q2 What is the meaning of "It wasn't much back... [More]
By florazheng1015    by florazheng1015 3 yr 108 days ago
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Scotch Guard
Hi, 1. What is 'Scotch Guard' if we are talking about something related to a car? 2. Is... [More]
By meantolearn    by meantolearn 3 yr 108 days ago
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Consumed 12
Hello, I'm back with my tics. Which expression works best? he was consumed by tics he was ravaged... [More]
By pieanne    by pieanne 3 yr 108 days ago
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Stereotypical? 12
For my english course I had to write an essay on advertising and I used the word stereotypical... [More]
By AnneC    by AnneC 3 yr 108 days ago
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Bump the gear
Can you help me because my car terminology is lausy. He bumped the gear on the steering wheel... [More]
By Antonia    by Antonia 3 yr 108 days ago
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'Apart from'
Is it correct to use 'apart from' in this context? 'what I like to do, apart from studying... [More]
By venusinfurs    by venusinfurs 3 yr 109 days ago
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Cannot / can't 123
Hi there, Is there a difference in (or between?) the usage of cannot and can't. As far as... [More]
By Vince    by Vince 3 yr 109 days ago
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Something bad
I need a help with, I guess, a kind of southern vernacular. This is a quote from the book,... [More]
By Antonia    by Antonia 3 yr 109 days ago
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PLEASE HELP! Urgent assistance required regarding the following saying...
I have been challenged to find the meaning of the following statment with a deadline fast approaching... [More]
By Bertie B    by Bertie B 3 yr 109 days ago
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It stings my ears.
Hello, "It stings my ears" Could anyone tell me if I can use the above in a figurative sense... [More]
By yogi2005    by yogi2005 3 yr 109 days ago
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Up to my expectation
Hi all, What is the meaning of " up to my expectation" ? thanks in advance [More]
By kingfisher    by kingfisher 3 yr 109 days ago
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Delineating
Could you explain the meaning of this word in: The living room and kitchen space were blended... [More]
By Antonia    by Antonia 3 yr 109 days ago
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A crack at
What does 'crack' here mean? He wanted a crack at Will Harris. (He is a policeman, and Will... [More]
By Antonia    by Antonia 3 yr 109 days ago
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Fetish
Hi all, I tried to look up the meaning of " fetish" in dictionaries and I found it but it... [More]
By kingfisher    by kingfisher 3 yr 110 days ago
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I need a proverb..
i need a proverb that states that acting crazy lets u insult other people or acting crazy actually... [More]
By Guest    by Guest 3 yr 110 days ago
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Someone suffering from tics 12
Hello! I need to produce a good English equivalent to: "X's tics illness" (or is this already... [More]
By pieanne    by pieanne 3 yr 110 days ago
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To fuel debate
Hi, can anyone explain what it means exactly? Thank you, Adam. [More]
By adams    by adams 3 yr 110 days ago
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