By Idioms, Plurals

Hi, I was looking at the Vocabulary and Idioms section of this forum and I think I came upon a post that asked if the following expression is OK and to that Marius answered, "I'd say, 'glorous times of exploration and adventure.'" My position is that i would subscribe?? to that but if the...

"How can you trust any politicians when we know they are speaking out of both sides of their mouths." Cambridge Idioms dictionary IMO, it is politician, and not politicians. http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=3350&dict=CALD I am a bit confused sometimes because this usage of...

The idiom sort of has an informal adverbial usage: somewhat, rather.I agree that if one is talking about kinds, sorts, types, etc., of things, the things must be plural. If there were only one type of ice cream, what would be the point of talking about types of ice cream -- we would completely...

Pgeorgieff wrote:If a sharped argument leads to tensions and outburst of emotions, it is necessary to do everything to calm the situation and to regain positive «win-win» perspective. I'd just like to point out that the idiom is "heated argument" and not "sharped argument". You can have "a...

Hey, I already answered you over at Vocabulary and Idioms forum!!

Hi, We usually talk of putting/getting your point (singular) across but there are some contexts where the plural might be appropriate. The idiom means to explain your 'point of view' or to express your opinions. So I'm not too sure if your sentence is really making that use of it? Without the...

I agree with paco2004 that the plural fools is needed to agree with supporters.I also agree that the indefinite article a is needed in Don't make a fool of me.(To make a fool of is an idiom which means to cause someone or oneself to look foolish or stupid. ---dictionary.com)From Understanding...

'You are impossible' here means 'you are incorrigible, you are impossible to correct/convince/change; you are always contrary'. I presume that 'hand' is a typographical error for 'hands' (singular and plural are always important!). To 'throw up one's hands' is an idiom deriving from the...

Many Singaporeans do speak very good English, but the reason many western native English speakers don't consider that Singaporeans in general speak 'native English' is because of the predominance of the Singlish dialect. Singlish in it's most extreme forms lacks inflection for tense and plural...

Hello again SfB As you've commented, there are two senses of 'difficulty': 1. state of difficult-ness (mostly singular) 2. obstacle, hindrance, impediment (mostly plural) Some phrases seem to belong to #1: a) 'with difficulty' b) 'have' (adjective) 'difficulty' (in) + gerund (e.g. 'have...