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- word usage - Whats the verb of desperate? - English Language . . .
Desperate describes a condition or state of being so its verb definition would have to be "existing in a condition of desperation", which doesn't yet exist Therefore, you'd have to make one up—which you could, because that's how words are made
- What do you call a desperate attempt unlikely to succeed?
What do you call a desperate attempt unlikely to succeed? For example, when other ideas have failed and you have one final go before giving up
- Could you please help me vs Could you help me please
When asking for something politely which sentence is a better proper choice? Could you please help me? or Could you help me please?
- An idiom for making ones final last attempt effort
To have shot one's bolt is something said after making a [final or only] effort contribution, so it's not relevant here The main difference between making a final push and a last-ditch effort is that the former nearly always confidently refers to what's expected to be a successful (albeit arduous) endeavour, whereas the latter is generally restricted to pessimistic contexts with a perceived
- sentence meaning - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
We did anything possible to avert disaster [desperate, you try anything, we really didn't know what to to] We did everything possible to avert disaster [implies you know all the things you could do and did do to avert disaster
- broke at the seams? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Does broke at the seams means destroy completely? I couldn't find a definition for it, so I was hoping someone would enlighten me He broke his hope at the seams and now he's a desperate man
- What does dominoes mean here? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
"It's as if once you make a significant error, you cant help but make a zillion others, like dominoes falling over in succession " This line is from a novel called "Desperate in Dubai"
- word usage - The waiting is over or The wait is over - English . . .
I got into a small argument with a friend, and couldn't find a conclusive answer Is the sentence "The waiting is over" legitimate? Is it more commonly used as "The wait is over"?
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