What do you mean by 'idiomatic'? Are you saying that "Wow! She's too beautiful!" means 'not really beautiful'? I know for a fact that too means also 'very' in a formal register, for example: "Thank you,

Hi B.J! I think the underlined phrase stands for, in the first sentence They were supposed to deliver the flowers. or They should have delivered the flowers, in the second: "This screw should fit into the hole... . I think it is shortened in

Hi, I would like to know the possible meanings of the words "splibby" and "splabibs" in the first stanza of Harryette Mullen's poem below. Elsewhere on-line I found out a short story with the following dialogue

Thanks, MM! So, is "have one's work cut out" an idiomatic expression? Can I use it in everyday speech? Tom

Thanks, Amy. So, if a child eats his apple NOISILY , how should a parent advise him? Don't sound like a pig. This sentence doesn't sound like educated speech. Or just. Don't make sounds while eating...

hey, I wonder where the phrase " , where art thou?" comes from. And could anyone explain the meaning to me as well, although I can imagine it. I've seen it quite often recently in different variations, like in the movie "O

I think both are possible, but the standard idiomatic expression uses 'with' and is much more common (2.2 million hits versus 50 thousand) I believe Bush used 'for' in a speech, and those words have been quoted extensively.

Language learning Languages sometimes feature to be difficult. What does this mean? here, I meant that difficulty is one characteristic of language. Any language has its own sophisticated rules and principles , yes you're right. no

Language learning Languages sometimes feature to be difficult. What does this mean? Any language has its own sophisticated rules and principles , including gestures, signals and facial expressions, which constitute the full of language.

Hi all, This is a part of an unfinished essay I'm writing as homework. I wish you can have a quick peek at this writing and assess it. please, I'm bad at writing and seek your help to correct mistakes of this part.