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Help with defining words and idioms, and new words and idioms that you've learnt
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Hi, Could you tell me which sentences sound o.k. to a native speaker? 1.1. He took a two week vacation. 1.2. He took two weeks' vacation. 2.1. It is...
By MrPernickety Latest post by MrPernickety 6 days ago 7:32 am
 
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Could someone help me look for a word? When you have a tank of water and you drop something in it, causing the water level to go up. What is the object...
By alc24 Latest post by alc24 7 days ago
 
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I would like to know opposit of agree, spiritual, and abuse all starting with letter 'p' thanks
By Anonymous Latest post by CalifJim 7 days ago
 
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Hi, Could you tell me if the following sentence sounds idiomatic from a native speaker's viewpoint? "I need to slam-dunk her a quick one"...
By MrPernickety Latest post by CalifJim 7 days ago
 
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Hi As psychologists such as Piaget have shown, young children can be very narcissistic and egocentric. Particularly at what Piaget calls the “concrete...
By Newguest Latest post by CalifJim 7 days ago
 
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Tuck yourself in I heard this phrase in a move but have no idea what it means... :/
By seroMack Latest post by Anonymous 7 days ago
 
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Hello, What does "substantial" mean in this sentence? "There in the vacuum it will unfurl four triangular sails as shiny as moonlight and...
By Anonymous Latest post by Clive 7 days ago
 
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Hello! Could you tell me what it means: "sleep into the night" and "cross the Bridge of sighs"? Thank you.
 
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Well, first let me mention that the context is "generations produce their offspring". In such a context, I encountered with this saying "no...
By bbser Latest post by bbser 7 days ago
 
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one who gets adicted for whatever he does ? Kidly the one word substitution for this sentence at the following e- mail (email removed by mod) , Thank...
 
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Hi This is the argument which Jean Liedloff puts forward in her well-known book The Continuum Concept . She suggests that a great deal of modern social...
By Newguest Latest post by Newguest 7 days ago
 
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Hello, could anyone check whether I got the adjectives right (and possibly offer a better word if necessary)? On the left, there is always a 'definition'...
By Dipsik Latest post by Dipsik 7 days ago
 
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Hello, I know that as a noun, template means "a fixed pattern of something", but I have never come across the situation where it can be used...
By Anonymous Latest post by Clive 8 days ago
 
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Could you say this please? 1 its my dog before yours. 2 This is my house before yours . Its in my name even though you live here. Which would you say?...
By alc24 Latest post by khoff 8 days ago
 
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Hi Friends, Glad being here. Here is my first post. Passage A Passage B Passage C If in each of the passages, we have a conclusion. Now in passage D, we...
By bbser Latest post by Mister Micawber 8 days ago
 
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"The wine cup is the little silver well Magical vessel? where truth if truth there be , ( If that vessel has any truth in it? ) doth dwell ."...
By Madhulk Latest post by Delmobile 8 days ago
 
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one who not believe in God
By Anonymous Latest post by Avangi 8 days ago
 
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Hi! Could you help me to get what the woman means saying to her husband who is doing great on his job. I'm just surprised it didn't happen sooner...
By olga55 Latest post by Delmobile 8 days ago
 
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Lois: District attorneyRay Sacks, my pet ( Favorite? ) research project. Clark: Since when is a veteran DA newsworthy? Since his christmas-card roster...
By Madhulk Latest post by Madhulk 8 days ago
 
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Clark: Is this your way of saying you don't like my glasses? Lois: Personally I don't mind the bump in your geek factor . The obstacle or shortcoming...
By Madhulk Latest post by Madhulk 8 days ago
 
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Hi, native speakers! Are there any synonyms for the word "snow" in English? Thanks a lot.
By Dido Latest post by Dido 8 days ago
 
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After effects of marijuana. Or After affects of marijuana. effects is usually used as a noun so it's the first one. Right?
 
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Clark: Earth to Lois. It's like you've been on another planet for the last 15 minutes. Lois: Easy, Armstrong. This space case is buried in research...
By Madhulk Latest post by Madhulk 8 days ago
 
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Hello! Help please, to figure out what does the expression in bold mean? Hey, Tommy, good luck on Sunday! Sock one out of the park for me! ...
By olga55 Latest post by Philip 8 days ago
 
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Lois: Care to comment on what illegal activities you've been up to that got you trussed up like a turkey? Man (naked in a box): We're all undercover...
By Madhulk Latest post by Madhulk 8 days ago
 
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