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- the origin of to give someone a dressing down
Commonwealth Version Dressing right, Dress, or just Right Dress, - all personnel in front row and right side column except the right marker take one step forward, pause, and only the front rank bring up their right arms parallel to the ground At the same time, all members of the formation snap their heads so they're facing right
- clothes - countable or uncountable - WordReference Forums
We've just hit a stumbling block The book tells us that 'clothes' is are countable But we can't wear two clothes two items of clothing yes, two shirts yes For me clothes is a generic term Somebody help, please As usual, thanks in advance
- In on at to the left of the picture | WordReference Forums
I agree that most of use would automatically say “on the left” “To the left” would be more likely if you wanted to say that one thing or person in a picture was positioned to the left-hand side of something else But if an art historian were explaining the details of a painting, he or she would quite probably use “at”
- FR: la manière façon + dont de avec par laquelle
Fra-esp, tu as raison, c'est meme incorect de dire 'la maniere avec laquelle' Il faut dire 'la maniere dont' ou encore 'la maniere de laquelle je le fais' même si cette dernière formation est très rarement utilisée Dire 'la maniere avec la quelle' est une faute que beaucoup font, mais il est simple de la corriger en voyant qu'on ne dira jamais 'je le fais avec cette maniere' mais 'je le
- Look looking great - WordReference Forums
I was under the impression that 'look great' meant 'having great looks', meaning having an attractive physical appearance From your reply it sounds as though it is closer related to how one dresses or wears one's hair Is that a correct conclusion? The phrase "look great" or "looking great," to me, both refer to a particular time
- ¡Qué pesado! - WordReference Forums
Well, I'd argue that there's a difference between a professional 'drag queen' who cross-dresses as part of a performance and a true transvestite for whom it is a vital part of their sexuality
- step onto or step on - WordReference Forums
Wedding dresses passed on to the next generation (BBC News headline, 2017) He went on to become the guy who redefined American childhood (The Independent, 2017) The same, of course, applies to the word into I spotted two such howlers on the infamous BBC News website only last week Wish now that I’d made a note of them!
- Sultry [woman] | WordReference Forums
May the word "sultry" be used to describe a female being overtly sexual (a la "Britney Spears"), or would it be more appropriately used to describe a female whose passionate nature is more unconscious and inherent?
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