http://www.englishforums.com/search/List%2bof%2bIdioms.htmSearch results for 'List of Idioms'en-USXMOD (Build: 3607.32596)http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsageOfEnterIntoIt/lpwbb/post.htm#995076Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:24:32 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:995076avangiWhat 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, you are too kind." Hi, MichalS. I think we're on the same page. "Idiomatic" is good, not bad! If a person's speech is in the style and manner of a "correct speaking" native speaker, we'd say, "He's idiomatic." "His speech is idiomatic." "The expressions he uses are idiomatic." Idioms are also idiomatic, but they're special rather than normal. They use normal words in special ways. Edit. I guess...http://www.englishforums.com/English/CvCoverLetterReservationAgent-Hotel/lpzkg/post.htmFri, 20 Nov 2009 16:32:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:994047roman1836Good evening to everybody, my name is Roman, I would like to work as an reservation agent. Please may you control my CV and cover letter which I´m sending to human recourse department. You can download from the link below or read the text under the wide line. -- http://ulozto.net/3110974/job-2009-reservation-department-cover-letter-example-.zip http://ulozto.net/3110973/cv-roman-complet-list-example.zip password: reservation -- my email address is (Email removed) or (Email removed) Thank you very much in advance for any advice. Best regards Roman --------------------------- Dear Mrs. .., I'm writing to express my interest in the Part-time Reservation Agent position listed on ..cz I have serious interest for this position and can...http://www.englishforums.com/English/ReviewMotivationalLetter/lpvzb/post.htmFri, 20 Nov 2009 09:10:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:993668goutammotikaHello, I wrote a motivational letter for scholarship program in Europe. Can you please review it and tell me any modification needed. thank you Goutam “Research is to see what everybody else has seen, and to think what nobody else has thought” In today's fast paced world of technology, scientific breakthroughs are being made every day. Methods and equipment that were state-of-the-art no more than ten years ago are rapidly becoming obsolete. The result has been the transformation of conventional machines into more productively sophisticated machines, which are adaptable to distinctive and interdisciplinary approaches. Research in robotics and control systems has changed the way we interact with and perceive the world around...http://www.englishforums.com/English/IntroducingArtangelangie/lpdkw/post.htmFri, 20 Nov 2009 04:23:35 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:993471artangelangieHello, Please add me to your friend's list.. I'm interested in friendship and networking. I like meeting different people all over the world. I'm always online.. you can reach me via yahoo or google talk. Talk soon! :) Angelynhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/IntroducingMarthagfy96/lxqpv/post.htm#993401Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:56:57 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:993401artangelangieHello, Please add me to your friend's list.. I'm interested in friendship and networking. I like meeting different people all over the world. I'm always online.. you can reach me via yahoo or google talk. Talk soon! :) Angelynhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/HowMemberOnline/2/lxqmb/Post.htm#992619Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:56:09 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:992619ruslanaYeah, thanks. It means you use FF 3.5.5, just like me. I've added this prob to our bug list.http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowMemberOnline/lxqmb/post.htm#992439Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:36:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:992439avangiWelcome to English Forums, wys. Thanks for joining us! We used to have that feature on the home page, but I haven't seen it for a year or two. It also used to list the moderators who were on duty. Personally, I miss those features. If I find out why they stopped it, I'll let you know. Best wishes, - A.http://www.englishforums.com/English/AllowOrAllows/2/lxphb/Post.htm#992292Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:18:26 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:992292dimsumexpressConsider: This album features a collection of songs that covers the band's earliest years together. It is the COLLECTION that covers, not the songs that cover. The X of Ys construction is often miswritten, and probably more often mis-spoken. I have no problem with the basic grammar in this example which is not the same as the "medications" sentence I posted earlier. It's the more obscure sentences with "the list of" and "a group of" contexts that confuse me.http://www.englishforums.com/English/PredicateNominative/lxpnq/post.htm#992155Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:16:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:992155mrpedanticHello Anon, "Are" is indeed the linking verb; but I would call "the consent form, sign-in sheet, list of locations and my card" the subject. "Attached are" is thus an inverted predicate; and "attached" itself I would call an adjectival subject complement. It wouldn't surprise me if there were other interpretations, though. Best wishes, MrPhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/AllowOrAllows/2/lxphb/Post.htm#992142Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:57:36 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:992142dimsumexpressThanks for your comments and reply to my queries. Your answers certainly erased some of my doubts toward the subject. What do you think of the following: 1) This is a list of medications which clinically show/ shows steady improvement on patients with symtoms of Insomnia. It's the medications that show. 2) The police is almost certain that there is a loose group of Juveniles who responsible for the break-ins Police is always plural. You may mean "it's the group that is" or you may mean "it's the juveniles who are" -- it's not clear what the writer's intention is. I would have chosen the plural verb form in both because of the preceding plural nouns...http://www.englishforums.com/English/PredicateNominative/lxpnq/post.htmWed, 18 Nov 2009 21:29:02 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:992085anonymousExample sentence: Attached are the consent form, sign-in sheet, list of locations and my card. I am guessing attached is a verbal, are is linking verb and the rest is predicate nominative or are they direct object?http://www.englishforums.com/English/AllowOrAllows/2/lxphb/Post.htm#992083Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:25:30 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:992083grammar geekI think the area of confusion, or "doubts" if you will, exists in situations where a "quantifier" is used in front of a plural noun. Correct me if I am wrong. Fifty percent - is a unit of something, and it's generally considered singular, I think we can agree that much; can't we?. No, we don't agree here. "Fifty percent off is a good deal!" In that case, the idea of "Fifty percent off" is a single idea. See this post by CJ on "transparency": http://www.englishforums.com/English/AThirdWorldPopulation/cxkzj/post.htm#238896 What do you think of the following: 1) This is a list medications which clinically show/ shows steady improvement on...http://www.englishforums.com/English/AllowOrAllows/2/lxphb/Post.htm#992062Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:59:41 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:992062dimsumexpressHi GG, I think the area of confusion, or "doubts" if you will, exists in situations where a "quantifier" is used in front of a plural noun. Correct me if I am wrong. Fifty percent - is a unit of something, and it's generally considered singular, I think we can agree that much; can't we?. But "Fifty percent of the people in this town doesn't believe in same sex marriage" to me doesn't fit as well as "don't believe" as the "belief" pertains to the people, not the "50%". I am quit sure many people, natives and non-natiave alike, have varying views and opinions toward this discussion. I posted that link to try to draw a parallel and didn't mean to make...http://www.englishforums.com/English/Terminology/lxkmp/post.htmTue, 17 Nov 2009 14:38:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:990622yaggy74Could someone please check I have the right terminology for these words I will list first the terminology I have to use, then I will write the words and the terminology I think it is in red next to each word. Most of them are simple enough but there are one or two I am struggling with. I have 4 short sentences below. Many thanks for your help and assistance it is much appreciated. 1. Adjectives 2. Adverbs 3. Auxiliary verbs 4. Cardinal numbers 5. Conjunctions 6. Definate article 7. Indefinate article 8. Main verbs 9. Concrete nouns 10. Prepositions 11. Pronouns 12. Proper nouns When - (conjunction) the - (definate article) phone - (proper noun ) rang, - (main verb) I - (pronoun) was -...http://www.englishforums.com/English/CharlotteBunchFeminismEntireWorld/lmwhj/post.htmMon, 16 Nov 2009 17:52:47 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:980127hitchhikerFeminism is an entire world view or gestalt, not just a laundry list of women's issues.http://www.englishforums.com/English/AreAllPhrasalVerbsIdioms/lkxcq/post.htm#972257Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:56:38 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:972257gleb_chebrikoffDear 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, cannot be deduced from the meaning of their constituents. However, you need to be aware about the existence of two approaches in grammar considering verb + particle combinations ( eg, take up and take off ). 1. That the literal use of a form like go up is not a phrasal verb as such, but a verb operating with a particle: The balloon went up into the air . The term phrasal verb should properly be reserved for figurative and idiomatic uses: The balloon went up (= The crisis finally happened). Here,...http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhichOneIsCorrect/lkxzl/post.htm#972109Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:28:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:972109mister micawberCheck all the items in each room to compile a correct inventory list / Check all the items room by room to compile a correct inventory list.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhichOneIsCorrect/lkxzl/post.htmSun, 15 Nov 2009 08:07:10 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:972003shdCheck all the items by room by room to make a correct inventory list / Check all the items by room to make a correct inventory listhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/AreAllPhrasalVerbsIdioms/lkxcq/post.htmSun, 15 Nov 2009 06:41:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:971957user_garyI know "idiom" means "a group of words having unique meaning compared to the meaning of individual word in the group". Similarly, "phrasal verb" which is a combination of "verb + adverb or preposition or verb" too have different meaning compared the meaning of the verb, so I wonder can I say all "phrasal verbs" are "idioms" because phrasal verbs too have unique meaning compared to the real meaning of the verb?http://www.englishforums.com/English/QuestionsAboutPastConstruction/lkmkx/post.htm#971669Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:01:55 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:971669gleb_chebrikoffRaja, let me make a number of essential clarifications: 1. ' Hence , that the 'do'-construction in "Who went to the park?" is not possible or at least less preferable (which of the two is it in your opinion?) in "Who went to the park?"' - under neutral circumstances, the do-support would be impossible, but, in some exceptional cases, we may resort to using it in a context like: Tom, , and Harry intended to go to the park. - Yes, but who DID go to the park? in which case 'did' should carry the logical stress of the sentence (this is referred to as 'emphatic do'). 2. 'who', in this case, serves as a subject or, to put it differently, is an interrogative...http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhereCommasSentences/lknrr/post.htmSat, 14 Nov 2009 21:55:29 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:971618anonymous1. I appreciate the fact my daughter wants to cook but she waits too late to get started. 2. I lose my appetite by then unfortunately. 3. He went to the store with a list for rolls I talian sausage provolone cheese and some iced tea. 4. Lance knew he did not have cable at the house so he spent the weekend with his friends to watch all of the sporting events. 5. It was a warm sunny day perfect for picnicking. 6. He was shocked to find the cat which always scrambles to get out of the house meowing at the front door to get in. 7. In the office upstairs she could hear the squeaking of the dryer across the hall. 8. Seven sexy dancers were onstage with the emcees. 9. His girlfriend the writer still finds it really...http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChristmasCardRoster/lklmp/post.htm#971449Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:41:25 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:971449delmobileWell, I've only heard "hit list" used to describe either a list of people or a list of songs, and a "roster" is usually a list of names. But --- since the "blow his own horn" thing comes next, I think that, as you guessed, "Christmas card roster" must mean a list of achievements - those awful letters people put in their Christmas cards exaggerating all the accomplishments they've made during the year and ignoring all the bad news. If that's the case, "soprano hit list" would be a list of difficult, demanding songs with plenty of coloratura ornamentation.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChristmasCardRoster/lklmp/post.htm#971391Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:04:15 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:971391madhulkSo by the soprano hit list she means he knows too many people?http://www.englishforums.com/English/ToFindOutAboutAWord/lkmrp/post.htm#971348Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:20:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:971348avangiIt's not on my master word list!http://www.englishforums.com/English/Homographs/lkmrx/post.htmSat, 14 Nov 2009 15:09:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:971343makaayHello The other day I was talking to a friend of mine, and he started talking about words that have the same spell, but different pronunciation, the Homographs. Then I realized that I didn't know much about it, so I'm here to ask you if there's a list of the major homographs, the most commonly used. Because I looked it up on internet, and just found complete lists with hundreds of words. Thankshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ChristmasCardRoster/lklmp/post.htm#971271Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:43:30 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:971271delmobilePet - yes, favorite. I would think Christmas-card roster would mean the people he send cards to, not the list of achievements on his own card. "Hit list" sounds like a list of musical numbers here, though, so I'm not sure. A "hit list" can also be a list of people you want killed, but surely a soprano wouldn't have one of those? Then again, remembering sopranos I have known... Blow his own horn means to praise himself. Sometimes it's expressed as "toot his own horn." Not to toot my own horn, but I really do think I make the best chocolate cake in town. That's not bragging, Mama. That's just stating a simple fact! May I have another piece, please?http://www.englishforums.com/English/ChristmasCardRoster/lklmp/post.htmSat, 14 Nov 2009 13:24:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:971259madhulkLois: District attorneyRay Sacks, my pet ( Favorite? ) research project. Clark: Since when is a veteran DA newsworthy? Since his christmas-card roster ( Achievements ?) reads like a soprano's hit list. I call him "sacks-ophone" 'cause he loves to blow his own horn ! Blow his nose?http://www.englishforums.com/English/TheWineCup/2/lkjdh/Post.htm#970968Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:04:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:970968avangiMust I add that to the list of things Shakespeare is accused of not writing? Thank God it wasn't Francis Bacon.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Idiom/lkjlv/post.htm#970831Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:48:54 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:970831avangihi, i have a problem with idioms, i dont know to find them in the newspaper and i have to because i have to write a work about them...please give me some useful advice about them http://www.eslcafe.com/idioms/id-mngs.html http://www.examplesof.com/idioms/index.htmlhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/GoNeverTense/lkjxj/post.htm#970728Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:29:14 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:970728califjimthe 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 differently. We say that the forms with been to are idioms , and retain the idea that gone is the (only) past participle of go , and been is the (only) past participle of be . (An idiom is, as you already know, an expression in which meaning depends on a particular grouping of words, regardless of how they are usually used separately.) ___________ ex: they never _________ aboard "travel" is it : they have never traveled abroad. they never travel abroad. It is my assumption...http://www.englishforums.com/English/Mts/lkjzb/post.htm#970665Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:35:28 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:970665cliveHi, I deleted all my company coworkers off of my MSN list after I left there . Should there be used or left out? I would leave it out, since you have not mentioned a place. 'From' is better than 'off'. Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Idiom/lkjlv/post.htmFri, 13 Nov 2009 21:22:24 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:970653anonymoushi, i have a problem with idioms, i dont know to find them in the newspaper and i have to because i have to write a work about them...please give me some useful advice about themhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Mts/lkjzb/post.htmFri, 13 Nov 2009 19:03:01 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:970548pleasehelpI deleted all my company coworkers off of my MSN list after I left there . Should there be used or left out? Thankshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/IrregularVerbForget/lkcvq/post.htm#969760Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:36:51 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:969760grammar geekHuh. The dictionary does list "forgot" as a participle, but only after "forgotten," which is the only form I've ever heard, seen, or used.http://www.englishforums.com/English/CoffeeTalk/lkzlz/post.htm#969525Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:33:22 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:969525delmobileTape ourselves - yes, record. Send them to the internet - I guess this is a videotape, so yes, sounds like something like YouTube. Coffee-talk - I've never heard this in my life. But it definitely sounds like the kind of chit-chat one does over coffee on those awful morning shows. The opposite of an intense, intellectual discussion :) (BTW have you ever watched the videos on www.theonion.com? They do spoofs of several different types of TV news shows, and the "morning show" is one of my favorites.) Tackling morning television - "tackling" anything implies that it is a formidable opponent and that you are exerting yourself to fight it, just the way an American football player dives into a tackle with all his...http://www.englishforums.com/English/IEOrNamely/pxjx/post.htm#969088Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:56:19 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:969088anonymousThe phrase "that is" is only used to explain. Its latin counter part i.e. (id est) If your intention is to introduce examples or identify items in a list, use "namely." You could also use e.g. or (exempli gratia)http://www.englishforums.com/English/AlternativeWordsPhrasesListSentence-MostOk/lhdcv/post.htm#968898Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:30:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:968898doctor d1 How was I supposed to know you'd break it./How was I to know you'd break it. BOTH <Yes, but this is a queston, so add ? at the end.> 2 If I had to walk any further/farther with this in hand <,> I wouldn't have been able to as I was losing grip of the furniture./I had no grip. I don't know <farther -- used for distance. Either "losing my grip on the furniture" or "I had no grip on the furniture" -- "on" not "of"> 3 Instead of laughing/rather than laughing at stuff I do, come and help me. BOTH <Yes> 4 How many turns to unscrew the screw/before unscrewing the screw. I don't know TO unscrew I think <Okay, but you could say "before the screw is...http://www.englishforums.com/English/Idioms/lkdcb/post.htm#968896Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:25:34 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:968896grammarwannabeDo you mean "what is an idiom?" It's a word or phrase that has a meaning different from the "normal" meaning or dictionary meaning for example if someone says, "He's a little blue." it doesn't mean that the person is actually the color blue, but that he is sadhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Idioms/lkdcb/post.htmWed, 11 Nov 2009 19:47:04 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:968763anonymousPlease could you help me define the meaning of idioms? Thank you!!http://www.englishforums.com/English/IntroducingTruskawa/2/ljkkg/Post.htm#968376Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:03:15 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:968376bensharHi, Martyna I am Benny from Malta first of all I'd like to thank you to adding me on your friends list and secondly if you would like to speak with me on Skype you are welcome. Yoe can see my Skype Id on my profile it's only for friends. Thanks a lothttp://www.englishforums.com/English/Idioms/ljpkp/post.htm#967517Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:05:44 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:967517philipI believe that it takes two to tango can be used in either a negative or a positive situation. Clive would be a better judge of that than I am.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Idioms/ljpkp/post.htmTue, 10 Nov 2009 16:55:31 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:967468anonymousHow do you say "it takes two to make a quarrel" in a positive way? is there any idioms for that? Thank you.http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsageOfBroadStrokes/ljxcv/post.htm#967309Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:44:00 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:967309mrpernicketyHi, Avangi Thanks for taking pains to explain the phrase, I appreciate your efforts. Have you checked out any of the collected examples of great writing? (I'm afraid I haven't yet honed my skills at using them, in spite of Amy's able coaching.) You mean this mother lode of examples of American writing? www.americancorpus.org If you do, then yes, I checked it out the first thing. To my disappointemnt it is not teeming with examples containing "in broad strokes" - the search I ran turned up all of 37 samples, some of which allude directly to the process of painting, such as this one: he will sweat the specifics for a boss who likes to paint in broad strokes His phrases are crafted...http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsageOfBroadStrokes/ljxcv/post.htm#967232Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:37:22 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:967232avangiSorry, Pernickety. I didn't tie that up very well! The metaphor obviously alludes to the artist's brush. I should think it would be used figuratively to favorably describe the work of other creators, such as God's work in laying out a beautiful sunset, or the grand lines of a Mahler symphony. I think on the other hand to say that someone paints with too broad a brush would mean they lacked discrimination. Have you checked out any of the collected examples of great writing? (I'm afraid I haven't yet honed my skills at using them, in spite of Amy's able coaching.) Edit. I should have said "complimenting someone's creative style." I may be all wet about this! His phrases are crafted in broad...http://www.englishforums.com/English/GraduationSongsListGraduation-Songs/3/vnmkp/Post.htm#966748Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:35:49 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:966748anonymousTime to Pretend - MGMT I'll Go Crazy if I Don't Go Crazy Tonight - U2 The Final Countdown - Europe :)http://www.englishforums.com/English/WorstCaseOutcome/ljjzq/post.htm#966173Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:34:02 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:966173anonymousI thought there was a specific word to describe the action eg. Person 1 Running with a knife is dangerous I never do it might cut your finger Person 2: yeah or you run along trip over stab yourself in the heart have to go to the hospital then they find out that you need a heart transplant and have to wait 3 months on a waiting list before your seen and that whole time you have to be at the hospital eating bad food.http://www.englishforums.com/English/GetOffMyBack/ljgwx/post.htm#965439Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:22:27 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:965439douglewisYou are quite right of course. There is a world of difference between knowing the words and comprehending the common use of phrases, idioms, collocation and local expressions.http://www.englishforums.com/English/CorrectWord/ljgzm/post.htm#964785Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:21:52 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:964785yankeeI'm afraid you'll need to give us more context, Broken Heart. Without more context, I doubt that anyone will be able to answer your question. The only possibility that comes to my mind is that you might have heard the expression "blow the whistle (on someone/something)". Without more context, that's the only thing I can think of. http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/blow+the+whistlehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/SuggestionsForCasting/ljzjm/post.htm#964658Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:00:10 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:964658steven j. wellerThanks very much, Skip and Betterduck! (And I'm happy to hear anyone else's thoughts! :o) ) I guess the question I have is, are you looking to sell the idea, or to produce the show yourselves and sell that? If it's the latter, then a list of possible names is important, as is some footage of the potential candidates. Look at comedy clubs, game show hosts, and TV weathermen - most hosts are one of those three, often more than one. Radio DJs will often have the personality, but also often have faces and bodies that are better suited for radio. If it's the former, then you're probably jumping the gun. Generate a short list of peoplle who'd probably never do it in a million years, but who are the TYPE you're...http://www.englishforums.com/English/ReadingEvaluation/ljzkg/post.htmSat, 07 Nov 2009 20:42:15 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:964569sadeemhi i want to make a list for the teachers to evaluate their students in reading what shall i write there ? especially they are: arab learners elementary department from grade1 to grade 6 we use English here as Foriegn language !! so anyone can help me ?!! thanks in advance