The team's best player turned the game around by scoring 10 points in two minutes. Hi, Is it also right to say "turned the table (around)" instead of "turned the game around" in the above? Thanks.

Jack thought himself a good-for-nothing. Hi, Why does the above sound equally right as "Jack thought of himself as a good-for-nothing?" Thanks.

The teacher reminded us that our reports are due next Monday. ... the expiration date for our reports is next Monday. ... the deadline for our reports is next Monday. Hi, Do all of the above sound right and

Thanks, Yankee. But can you explain why "calm" doesn't fit here?

I want to live a peaceful/calm life. Hi, Do both peaceful and calm fit in the above and mean about the same? Thanks.

I don't want to be an imposition on you. I don't want to be imposing on you. Hi, Do both of the above convey a similar meaning? Are they close to the following? Thanks. I don't want to disturb you. I

Hi, A friend of mine asked me what "a pocket of silence" refers to, and I googled it. It seemed to be a novel's title. And I guess the title means "a pocketful of silence" and therefore "a little and a short

He got into music later in life. Hi, Does the above mean "he picked up music ..." or something else? Thanks.

Man: How do you like living in the countryside? Woman: I enjoy it, but it takes some getting used to. M: What aren't you used to? W: Well, my house is surrounded by trees. Hi, Does the bold in the above sound right? If

John more than studies. John does more than study. Hi, Do both of the above sound right to you? Thanks.