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Thank you so mush. I've found such synonyms for "daydreaming" as "to be lost in reveries" and "to have one's mind wandering". Generally I use Google to make sure if a certain expression exists in English, for the word-for-word translation of Russian idioms, colloquialisms and metaphors of my own...

Hi Damiana, Welcome to the Forum. I need poetic or epic-style I'm no sure what you mean by 'epic-stye' equivalents for the following: This is not an easy request. Poetry calls for the original and unusual, not just a synonym. to help ("To extend a helping hand" seems too formalistic to me, and...

For idioms search Yahoo with "buck the trend" dictionary (the quotation marks are important) and you will find related dictionary pages such as this: ------ http://www.unscramble.net/dictionary-buck.html 7. buck - verb · resist; "buck the trend" Synonym(s):...

1. Point...yes, your definition is correct. HOWEVER, be careful. Sometimes you will hear "basis points". A basis point is 0.01%. In other words 25 basis points (bps) is a quarter point. Confusing? It is to me. 2. Deliver: de·liv·er (di-liv'?r) v., -ered, -er·ing, -ers. v.tr. 1. To...

What's the difference, if any? An english teacher told me to use "go over old ground" instead of "to reinvent the wheel" in this sentence (I asked for a synonym and he came up with it): "Just use our product instead of reinventing the wheel." But if I use "going over", I bother if the meaning...