popular idiomatic expressions in english

... arrive in Hawaii? The person asking (39b) is not interested in being informed about all ships that at some time in the fu- ture will go to Hawaii. Instead, the user is interested in a much ... user to interface with several knowledge bases maintained by the US NAVY. The knowledge bases contain, among other things, information about the deployment schedules, locations and readiness ... graduate-from'(West-Point')(x)(t') ]] In a context in which all present or past admirals in the Pacific Fleet are under discussion, a reading which, as I pointed out in section 3.3, one...

Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 18:20

... something. 15. To be spinning your wheels. To be putting forth an effort that is having no useful effect.To be working in vain. 16. To have a good mind to do something.To be inclined to do something. ... Let’s find Martin, and tell him it’s a go. 1. To be in the market for something.To want to buy something, to be looking to buy something. 2. To mull something over.To think about something. To ... Up to something. Involved in some kind of mischief. Planning something. 8. Something else. An expression meaning “something noteworthy” or “something interesting or worth discussion.” 9. To take...

Ngày tải lên: 25/02/2014, 08:20

... the distinction between idiomatic variants and synonymous idioms. - Gain an insightful look at idioms in general and idiomatic variants and synonymous idioms in particular in both English ... generalized Nominative function naming things, phenomena, processes, properties… naming things, phenomena, processes, properties… naming things, phenomena , processes, properties … naming accounts, ... ‘mực tàu’ (Indian ink)”. They can be used for all objects. However, it has different meaning colours in the following idioms relating to the colours of complexion. Idioms Meaning Meaning colours Đen...

Ngày tải lên: 07/11/2012, 15:01

... offing If something is in the offing, it is very likely to happen soon. In the pink If you are in very good health, you are in the pink. In the pipeline If something's in the pipeline, ... you're in the loop, you are fully informed about what is happening in a certain area or activity. In the making When something is in the making, it means it is in the process of being made. In ... in trouble. In the swim If you are in the swim, you are up-to-date with and fully informed about something. In the swing If things are in the swing, they are progressing well. In the twinkling...

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... from the beginning again. Back to the drawing board If you have to go back to the drawing board, you have to go back to the beginning and start something again. Back to the salt mine If someone ... something positive, it's a blessing in disguise. Blind as a bat If you are in total darkness and can't see anything at all, you are as blind as a bat. Blind leading the blind When ... heart thinks the same way as you. Against the clock If you do something against the clock, you are rushed and have very little time to do it. Against the grain If doing something goes against...

Ngày tải lên: 20/01/2014, 09:21

... may, must in English and the equivalent expressions in Vietnamese – is focused on investigating the semantic analysis of modal meanings expressed by can, may, must in English and their equivalents in ... aimed at: - studying some preliminaries and features of modal auxiliaries in English and in Vietnamese. - making a comparison between modal meanings expressed by can, may, must in English and their ... styles. It would be interesting to investigate their uses in them all. However, in order to make our tasks manageable in keeping the aims of the study, within the time allowance, it is intended that...

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... 7 tips for writing in English! 7 mẹo nhỏ cho việc học Viết tiếng Anh Viết là một trong những kỹ năng ngôn ngữ tương ... biến Dùng những từ mà hầu hết mọi người đều biết và hiểu nghĩa. Ví dụ: • Từ lạ: It was a blistering day. • Từ quen thuộc: It was a hot day. 3. Dùng câu ngắn Viết ngắn, đơn giản và đi thẳng vào ... Dài: My advice to you is always to remember to take an umbrella; you never know when it might rain. • Ngắn: Don't forget to take an umbrella. 4. Dùng câu rõ ràng Nếu bạn có nhiều ý muốn diễn...

Ngày tải lên: 02/10/2012, 11:46

... to begin!" look into (inseparable): investigate / get more details about something: sprawdzić, zbadać. "Someone said there was a meeting at 9:30 but I haven't heard anything about ... less thin; gain weight: zaokrąglać się, wypełniać "Jerry used to be really skinny, but in the last year he's begun to fill out." find out (about) (inseparable): learn / get information (about): ... the meeting had been cancelled. I didn't find out (find out about it) myself until just a few minutes ago." get across (separable): make something understood; communicate something understandably:...

Ngày tải lên: 04/10/2012, 11:21

... minute 492 tire 391 appear 442 strong 493 bring 392 road 443 special 494 yes 393 map 444 mind 495 distant 394 rain 445 behind 496 fill 395 rule 446 clear 497 east 396 govern 447 tail 498 paint 397 pull 448 produce 499 language 398 cold 449 fact 500 among 399 notice 450 street 400 voice 451 inch 401 unit 452 multiply 402 power 453 nothing 403 town 454 course 404 fine 455 stay 405 certain 456 wheel 406 fly 457 full 407 ... Word 251 open 297 color 343 told 252 seem 298 face 344 knew 253 together 299 wood 345 pass 254 next 300 main 346 since 255 white 301 enough 347 top 256 children 302 plain 348 whole 257 begin 303 girl 349 king 258 got 304 usual 350 space 259 walk 305 young 351 heard 260 example 306 ready 352 best 261 ease 307 above 353 hour 262 paper 308 ever 354 better 263 group 309 red 355 true ... 738 garden 639 roll 689 bottom 739 equal 640 temperature 690 key 740 sent 641 finger 691 iron 741 choose 642 industry 692 single 742 fell 643 value 693 stick 743 fit 644 fight 694 flat 744 flow 645 lie 695 twenty 745 fair 646 beat 696 skin 746 bank 647 excite...

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... expressing subjunctive infinitive or imperative, respectively. This brings us to the last possible interpretation, namely that (6) may refer to the linking verb BE in general, as we would find ... italicized words in (13) and think about the question whether kicks in (13a), drinking in (13b), or students in (13c) should be regarded as ‘new words’ in the sense of our definition. (13) ... should be redefined as “a phonetic string which can be connected to a linguistic entity outside that string” (1976:15). In the case of verbs involving the phonetic string [fär], the ‘linguistic...

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