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idiom: not to relish the thought of + -ing expression = not to be very enthusiastic about + ing expression It's used for when you don't want to do something -- when you don't even want to think about doing it -- when you'd prefer to avoid doing it because it is such an irksome task. I...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by CalifJim 1 yr 112 days ago Expressions Idioms
Re: This pencil is not long. VS This is not a long pencil.

I'm going to have to pass on this one. C and D are the same, and I'm not sure what you are trying to explain. The idioms are: It won't be long before ... and It will be a long time before ... or It will be some time before ... These are fairly fixed expressions. I don't know what else to...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by CalifJim 1 yr 139 days ago Expressions Idioms
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Hello Khoff!I read it in a book! It had lots of idioms or expressions in English and I decided to write the ones which I didn't understand and the ones I liked.So, the only expression used now is "You can't judge a book by its cover", right?

ESL Vocabulary and Idioms by Pucca 1 yr 140 days ago Idioms Expressions

Hi, I had my final exam from the writing course as a home take-in, but the type of the essay sounded a little bit weird to me. Here is what my lecturer gave as information: Writing FINALWrite an evaluation essay on the following topicThe Self-Evaluation essay is a reflective essay assessing and...

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Re: I am a fish in..?

"My grammar sucks", wouldn't it sound like a bit rude? Not to mention juvenile. I would not be caught dead using that expression. As idioms go, that one sucks. CJ

ESL Vocabulary and Idioms by CalifJim 1 yr 151 days ago Idioms Expressions Grammar
Re: I am a fish in..?

Hi,sorry but I can't help you with that idiom, I can just tell you the simple expressions I would use:when I really know nothing about something, I'm not skilled - I don't have a clue about grammar!when I'm not skilled at something - I suck at grammar! / My grammar sucks!I think those are the...

ESL Vocabulary and Idioms by Kooyeen 1 yr 151 days ago Idioms Expressions Grammar
Re: I am a fish in..?

Francesca, I'd use "hopeless at". Of course, it's not an idiom, which is what I believe Pucca was looking for. "washout" and "dead loss" are more like idioms, but I don't use those expressions in the context of being bad at something. I don't think I use "washout" at all. I use "It was...

ESL Vocabulary and Idioms by CalifJim 1 yr 153 days ago Idioms Expressions
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well i've searched about the expression u mentioned "ran up to me" but i guess it's not correct one because i didnt find it there are different query close to the idiom u used such as run down" "run up against" " run to" but didnt find Ran up to me.However, i found the word Run up to election...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Rita_malicia 1 yr 155 days ago Expressions Idioms
Re: Idiom - Gooseberry

The term playing gooseberry is used in an idiomatic expression unique to the British and the Canadians. To play a gooseberry is very much like being referred to as “the third wheel.” The gooseberry may accompany a romantically linked couple on a date. It is hard to determine if the expression...

Words, Puns, and Jokes by Anonymous 1 yr 158 days ago Idioms Expressions Dates
Re: What should I study for these types of questions?

Jay_zzz0 wrote:I believe these are GMAT sentence correction questions. I don't think they are trying to test your ability to use commas. Instead, these questions can test you on all aspects of grammar. It all depends on the question writer.Jeff Sackmann, a GMAT tutor, said in his blog that most...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Grammarian-bot 1 yr 159 days ago Grammar Verbs Expressions Commas Idioms English grammar

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