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Grammatic – (Adjectives) July 27, 2024
Predicate Adjective
A predicate adjective is an adjective that follows a linking verb and describes the subject of the sentence. It provides more information about the subject by linking it to a state or quality.
For example, in the sentence “The flowers are beautiful,” “beautiful” is a predicate adjective that describes the subject “flowers” and follows the linking verb “are.”
Thaish – (head over heels) July 22, 2024
In the song 🎵 Head Over Heels Song by Tears for Fears “something’s happens and I am head over heels, I never find out until I am head over heels” meaning that he always falls in love without knowing what will happen nex— it is too late, he is already in love.
Anonymous – (back to square one) July 20, 2024
The definitions are always understandable.👍
Chirs – (clean slate) July 19, 2024
Actually, this is another Naval Idiom; when The Watch changed over, the previous sailor would copy his notes from the slate he had been using, into the log, and “clean the slate” for the next sailor to use. It goes right back to the Elizabethan era.
Laura Vecchio – (bull’s eye) July 16, 2024
What does it mean when someone says this person should have a bull’s eye on their back?
Modismos – (bull’s eye) July 16, 2024
@Laura Vecchio
When someone says that a person should have a “bull’s-eye on their back,” it means that the person is a target for criticism, scrutiny, or attack. The phrase implies that others are likely to direct their negative attention or actions towards this individual, much like aiming at a target in a shooting range. This could be due to the person’s behavior, position, or actions that have made them a focal point for such attention.
Alison – (by and by) July 3, 2024
My maternal grandfather, whom we called Dinty, used to say by and by all the time. I never knew what it meant until I read this article. It brings tears to my eyes. I love him so much. He’s been gone for many years, but I still think of him all the time. 💕
Kenneth (no French) – (pardon my French) July 3, 2024
This is interesting to me, but I can’t speak French :/ Can I use this expression still? 🙂
Joseph Dantala Gokir – (think outside the box) June 23, 2024
My question is to know if there is any difference between these sentences : thinking outside the box and thinking out of the box.
Craig Blackburn – (head and shoulders above) June 14, 2024
Good on you Peggi, you are spot on I reckon! I was just reading the Bible in 1 Samuel 10:23 about Saul; “when he stood among the people, he was taller than any of the people from his shoulders upward”. He became king for a while, but then David the shepherd took over the role, chosen not for his height, but his heart – 1 Samuel 16:7, specifically the “integrity of his heart” and the “skilfulness of his hands” – Psalm 78:70-72. Fascinating foundation for ‘HEAD AND SHOULDERS ABOVE’ which shows it may only be a temporary status.
