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Hi, 3 off 2 a : started on the way <off on a spree> I couldn't understand the above definition. 'To start off' means to begin . eg He started off his trip to China by taking a bus to Toronto airport. eg The teacher started off the class by welcoming all the students. It's...

I would call it a r oly-poly doll (that's a long "o" sound, as in the verb "roll.") Roly-poly can also describe a short, plump, jolly person (like Santa Claus) and it is also a colloquial expression for a bug that rolls up into a ball when disturbed ( www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/...

Hello Hela A1) Sylvester cried his eyes out. A2) The dog barked him awake. A3) Dora shouted herself hoarse. A4) My mistress grumbled herself calm. "Cry one's eyes out"(#A1) and "shout oneself hoarse"(#A3) are idioms. "Grumble oneself calm"(#A4) is not so popular as an idiom but it was a...

1. "There is only one person who can help me when I'm feeling sad, and that would be my mother." 2. "The doctor suggested that she not smoke." 1. "There is only one person who can help me when I'm feeling sad, and that ( person ) would be my mother." " person " is understood. 2. "The...

Hello Roro Excellent writing! I believe you are an advanced English learner, at least a learner much more advanced than me. Anyway, what I feel about the problem you have now is that it rather come from your misunderstanding the tense relation in a sentence using the time connective word ....

Hello Casi, thanks for the reply. He walked three hours. (the distance walked in three hours) I see! So it differs a bit from 'He walked for three hours', I suppose. In Japanese there isn't a post-position that expresses duration--or is there? What about "ni"? In English the preposition...

The "GO DO SOMETHING" Family of Colloquial Expressions There are several variants of "go do" in American English. All are used informally in conversation, and almost never in formal writing. In the following discussion, the verb "do" stands for any verb, but the list of verbs normally used...

Short answer: Yes. The "GO DO SOMETHING" Family of Colloquial Expressions There are several variants of "go do" in American English. All are used informally in conversation, and almost never in formal writing. In the following discussion, the verb "do" stands for any verb, but the list...