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- distractions lt;to for gt; my study [prepositions] - WordReference Forums
Hi, which preposition should I use after distraction in the following sentence My father considered leisure activities just as distractions to for ? my study Also should I use singular distraction instead of the above plural form?
- drive someone to distraction lt;bored? gt; | WordReference Forums
Hello there, My question here is all about the idiom, drive someone to distraction The book, English Idioms in Use states that the meaning of the idiom is: make someone very angry or very bored , but dictionaries including Macmillan and Longman assert: Longman: to continue annoying or
- lt;Driven gt; to distraction - WordReference Forums
Hello, I'm reading a book and the title is "Driven to distraction" I'm confused of this title Does it mean eager to be distracted or badly disturbed by distraction ? What is the correct answer? Thanks
- Opposite of preferable | WordReference Forums
In this sentence, any distractions is inclusive of all distractions, and the comma makes what follows (which ) apply to the whole category Edit: I like preppie's version, too, if you can find a replacement for the second "distraction"
- fewer less distraction (s) - WordReference Forums
Hi Sentences one and three are fine Use fewer with the plural distractions if you want to use distraction as a countable noun
- Youre my downfall - WordReference Forums
In a song you can hear: You're my downfall, you're my muse My worst distraction blablabla (John Legend - All of me) What does downfall mean here? Does it mean she has the power of making him sad? Thank you
- The righteously outraged have no shortage of arguments on their side.
This is a sentence from Driven to Distraction in The Economist on Jan 28th 2012 THIS is bonus season in the financial world That means, of course, that it is bonus-bashing season everywhere else The righteously outraged have no shortage of arguments on their side, from the mind-boggling
- as I go my round - WordReference Forums
Hi there! Could anyone explain this expression "As I go my round", taken from a prayer that begins like this: "As I go my round from a distraction to
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