What did I run up? A huge telephone bill/ But you didn't literally run UP it, did you? You're probably much larger physically than the telephone bill, however large the amount of money you owe is. I'm just teasing you. The reason

IF THERE WILL BE NO SETTLEMENT HAPPEN... IS THAT GRAMATCALY CORECT?/?? THANKS

If you wish to express that something did not go well, which of the following forms would be correct and which would be incorrect: 1) "It went bad" or "It wend badly" 2) "It turned out bad" or "It turned out

Hello, it seems to me that you have a point there. I found an example in my dictionary where the verb 'come off' has a slightly negative connotation: He comes off as quiet , but he's got a great personality. The

Hello, I'd like to know if you regard the phrasal verbs 'come off' and 'come over' as synonymous in the sentence below or whether there is any difference in meaning. Thank you. She comes over as an efficient

are phrasal verbs also considered "idioms or idiomatic xpressions?" thanks

Hello, please could you tell me what is the correct phrasal verb in the following context: I tried to have a word with Chloe but she BEETLED off in the opposite direction, at top speed. Could we also use the word SWANNED? Is

Hi, A lot of these examples are either wrong or completely unnatural. Were they written by native speakers? I'd be surprised if they were. Best wishes, Clive

Yes, there is plenty of it. To retrieve the conversion of informal words into formal there is one website available on Google where you can find all you've been looking for. 10 Samples: enamoured She doesn't seem very enamoured with her

Hello, please could you tell me whether the phrasal verb is correctly used in the sentence below. Thank you. He was a most effective speaker and his audience seemed to catch on his every word.