http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishVocabularyIdiom-Questions/Forum29.htmHelp with defining words and idioms, and new words and idioms that you've learntenXMOD (Build: 3616.28671)http://www.englishforums.com/English/TwoQuestions/vlngc/post.htm#392029Mon, 26 Jan 2009 03:40:07 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:392029JCDenton0http://www.englishforums.com/English/TwoQuestions/vlngc/post.htm#392029http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-392029.xmlNice, thank you for help.http://www.englishforums.com/English/TwoQuestions/vlngc/post.htm#391989Sun, 26 Apr 2009 02:40:07 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:391989MrPedantic1http://www.englishforums.com/English/TwoQuestions/vlngc/post.htm#391989http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-391989.xmlHello JCD, Yes, #1 seems to mean "they put their hands everywhere", "they are free with their hands". It's a slightly humorous formulation. "It leaves ridge detail" in #2 seems to mean "it creates little ridges". Have a good weekend! MrPhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/TwoQuestions/vlngc/post.htmMon, 26 Jan 2009 03:40:07 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:391988JCDenton2http://www.englishforums.com/English/TwoQuestions/vlngc/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-391988.xmlHi Guys, 1) I have received an email from my friend, who lives in UK. He have two small kids and he wrote to me about them...:".... They are kind of gratuitous with the hands, you know...;-) ". I checked the dictionary for the word gratuitous and it doesn't make a sense to me...:-((. Please did he mean, that his kids touches on everything ??? Like the small children usually do? 2) In one book designated for the cooking, if found this: "...it leaves ridge detail on it". Please, what does it mean if something leaves ridge detail ?? I checked the dictionary for this word and I'm a little confused, as well as in the previous case...:-(( cheers and have a nice weekend. JCD