By Idioms, Synonyms

In idioms, often the preposition is indefinable, so you shouldn't focus on it. But, I know you want to, so I'll help (just for fun). In 3up, the up shows a direction, but this has no connection to actual direction. Basketball players run up and down the court. Generally, I like to think that...

"to get in touch with" is only used in context of a person - yes. Not sure about the 'made me encounter' either, grammatically ok, but doesn't sound natural. I think it's the 'made' part, it sounds as though they dragged you there kicking and screaming. Maybe 'parents exposed me to..' One among...

Can someone explain to me what collocations are and connocations are.Im writing a report about English vocabulary and i need to explain 5 different things. -Idioms -synonyms -homonyms -collocations -connocations I`ve already got 3 of the 5 but i cant find the l;ast 2 because everything i...

Zerox wrote: Marius Hancu wrote:You may want to buy the Merriam Webster Dictionary of Synonyms. Talking of dictionaries, is Cambridge's advanced learner's dictionary a good dictionary? It depends on your taste. At home, I have the Cobuild advanced learner's dictionary and I think it's...

“The Tobacco Company talks well. Representatives of the industry itself came forward to us and asked if we would go to the table...” –PBS article on the Tobacco industry. “'Tis but a peevish boy, yet he talks well…”-Shakespeare. “On good days, he does everything well: reads well, talks well,...

your first example is not the idiomatic 'so that' The poster was interested in the differences of the two idioms with regard to meaning. The 3rd means 'in order that'. The second means in a way that -- again not idiomatic, IMO. Is it not hair-splitting? "Of course, they are not always...

The definition here is slightly different from what has been posted in the above: ----- On the face of it Seemingly, based on available evidence, as in On the face of it this project should break even in six months. This idiom uses face in the sense of "a superficial view." Meaning #1:...

Grammar Geek wrote: So "to lay by" is a phrasal verb meaning "to store away"? New vocabulary for me! But anyway, when you have a phrasal verb like that (or like "look up" (as a word in a dictionary) or "write down") - do the prepositions act like normal prepositions, or because they are...

FWIW more synonyms, etc: ---- unreliable Text: 1 not to be counted on <it is certain that much of the testimony was unreliable> Synonyms dubious, fly-by-night, questionable, trustless, undependable, unsure, untrustworthy, untrusty Related Word fickle, inconstant, unstable,...

Pls use smaller characters. We all see very wellPerhaps:bust/busted or more dismissive: -------sucker Synonyms FOOL 3, chump, dupe, fall guy, gull, mark, pigeon, sap, saphead, ||schlemielIdioms easy pickingsM-W Unabridged-----