By Idioms, Plurals

Lulu-uae wrote:Many people like to live in a big city for many advantages reasons .Firstly, they can find job expensive cost of living. [ ..I know I have many mistakes,but you can help me.

1. There is a boy and a girl in the playground. 2. There is a boy, a girl and an old man in the playground. 3. There is a boy and two girls in the playground. 4. There are two girls and a boy in the playground. Some language experts now regard there is as a fixed, unvarying idiom that can...

Pucca wrote:Hello everyone!I would like to know if there is a difference between "smile at me" and "smile to me". This is weird, my dictionary only mentions in an example "smile at me", it doesn't have any examples with "smile to", does that mean that "smile to" is not used at all?I've got...

Hello everyone!I would like to know if there is a difference between "smile at me" and "smile to me". This is weird, my dictionary only mentions in an example "smile at me", it doesn't have any examples with "smile to", does that mean that "smile to" is not used at all?I've got another question,...

Hi ForbesThank you for your long reply. I do appreciate it. I would just like to say that I my opinion is based on the knowledge I have of the Germanic and Romance languages and it is of course very subjective. I fully understand that not everyone agrees with me and what I consider easy may be...

Hi KooyeenI think it was Barb (GG) who once wrote (in another thread) that "there's" has become almost an idiom -- used to talk about any number of things -- at least in informal spoken English, and I agree with that. It really wouldn't surprise me in the least to hear something as clearly...

Kathy456 wrote:1. There is a boy & a girl in the playground. 2. There is a boy, a girl & an old man in the playground. 3. There is a boy & two girls in the playground. 4. There are two girls & a boy in the playground. KathyThis topic has been discussed in another thread.Some...

Well, there is an idiom "turn the tables" and now it sounds like that's what you are trying to say. However, in that case, you don't need the word 'over' and the word 'table' needs to be plural. He turned the tables to his own benefit.Or are you talking literally about a turning a table over...

Sorry, I changed the category of the question to Voc. and idioms Read the following and choose the number of word which is not proper in context. (originally it has diagram, but I couldn't post picture last time. I'll try to post again. but even if I fail, please try the following and give...

don't let the grass grow under your feet (plural, not foot) - yes this is an idiom meaning that you don't hesitate to do something. GG was querying the meaning of 'they were getting immediately there' - this is the part that doesn't make sense.