Dear friend, close is most frequently used as an adjective or a verb, but in can also be an adverb meaning 'closely, tightly; near, in proximity + close to the wind (an idiom)'. Context is crucial in classifying close as an adjective or

Dear friend, an interesting question you've asked, and may I present my view on the subject. You accurately define the term idiom, and it logically stems from the definition that all phrasal verbs are idioms, since their meaning, as a rule,

the past participle of the verb "go", is it "been"? No. It's gone . "go" in this case has irregular form in the past participle which is "been" That seems logical, but normally we analyze the situation

From Paper 1 (Reading) of the CPE (Certificate of Proficiency in English) of the University of Cambridge , Part 1 . In this part candidates are asked to read three extracts and to answer a total of 18 questions, six per extract. Here are some

when they were discribing cars, they said: Cornering : does it hug the road or does it wallow about ? 1. Is wallow about an idiom? I can only find some reference in british style. 2. In this context, when discribing cars, what does

Hi Tom Can I use it in everyday conversation? I'd say it's sometimes used in everyday conversation. Is the use of come natural in the given sentence?... I will invite you to dinner come December. I'd say that would be possible, but

I got my work cut out for me This is the more casual version of I 've got my work cut out for me. to have (got) one's work cut out for one is certainly an idiom you can use in everyday conversation. Use it whenever there is a lot of

English is a difficult language to adopt as a second language for so many reasons. Your point about learning Japanese is irrelevant to this 'why English is difficult' conversation. In places like Canada, did you know the reason for having

In the States, we come up with new lingos and idioms all the time, no? No. We leave that stuff to the poets, and call it Art. IMHO the purpose of conversation is communication. Therefore, language grows and changes slowly. Yes, there are small

Wow, this was a really powerful essay. As I read through your paper I was easily able to imagine you as a war general, making an inspirational speech before battle to his soldiers. Keep up with the strong creativity in your papers, it makes it