Dec 21, 2014 · What is the difference between abate and bate? How are they used differently? Do they both mean the same thing? (from the Free Dictionary) The definition of abate is 'to reduce in amount, …

The word crazy is a later addition. Scanning Google Books I find a handful of references starting from the mid-60s where batshit is clearly just a variation on bullshit (nonsense, rubbish) - which meaning …

Jun 18, 2014 · @KitFox: There are multiple possibilities, for both time & space. And yes, some possibilities are not so clear. And some can be made clear by changing word order or explicitly …

Jul 16, 2020 · Lets say I am beating a person continuously, this is a present participle. What do I say when I have to convey that I have been beating him in the past - "I beat him badly" ?? …

Jul 4, 2012 · In my native language, there's an idiom that someone warn you not to go into a dangerous situation when you're sure you'll get into trouble but you still feel like doing it. For instance, making jo...

Jun 17, 2025 · According to Swan's Practical (BrE) No can be used instead of not a/any to emphasise a negative idea, usually with plural countable nouns unless the sense makes a singular noun …

The definition of save in this example is other than : but, except. This article gives a rather interesting discussion about when to use except/except for, and that applies equally to save/save for. That …

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Mar 20, 2018 · A: "I can't find my umbrella. Have you seen it?" This is definitely idiomatic, but it does include two time-frames, present (I can't find) and past (though recent, of course) (Have you seen). …

Nov 3, 2016 · the use of the word "bare" as a British slang comes from Jamaican patois. I'm 100% sure of this. I'm Nigerian, 36 years old, and moved to London at the age of 7. So I grew up in London. I'm …