In Idioms^x, Regards^x

Because it's an idiom it disregards normal rules of English and articles?

New2grammar wrote: What's the difference between 'out of reach of' and 'out of reach for'? For example, Keep all sharp object out of reach of children. The average rent for a one-bedroom apartment is out of reach for minimum wage earners. Thanks in advance! Hi N2g, (just gessing) The...

Hi Guys, Please does someone know, what does it mean, if I would say about the particular kid This kid is spinning me in circles again? Is it something like ....This kid is annoying me again.....or does it mean This kid trying me again... Many thanks in advance. with regards JCD

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...

Yeah, so I looked at the several pages on the internet, which contains this idiom "double down low" and it seems it is term from the sport....like here: (from the www page about basketball...) ....That depends on their guards. If they double down low, we need to get movement from our guards....

hi teachers, what is the function of 'due to' in this sentence? "Dengue fever is due to mosquitoes." According to his grammar book, it functions as an adjective. As far as I know, 'due to' means 'caused by'. 1) Does it function as an adjective? 2) Is the pattern S+LV+SC? 3) Is it a...

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...

Yankee wrote:Hi GoodmanYou can look at "to welcome someone with open arms" as an idiom. This idiom contains the verb 'welcome'. Simple past tense, active voice: They welcomed him with open arms.Simple past tense, passive voive: He was welcomed with open arms (by them). 'Welcomed' is a past...

I would use "regarding" or "in regard to" instead of "as regards." I'd like to hear from British English users as well as Americans from other regions to hear their opinion of "as regards." It sounds wrong to me, but it's probably just a regional thing. You can use idiomatic language in formal...

As regards computer games, I am very exacting.I am very exacting as regards computer games.What about those?Also I would like to know if the next statements are true."As regards" is an idiom. I don't believe it but I found this - http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/as+regardsYou can't use...