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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
- Whats a professional synonym for would love to?
The "love" in "I would love to" has little to do with the "love" in "I love you"; the second one is expressing a personal emotion that is (arguably) unprofessional, while the first one is expressing enthusiasm for an event or an activity "I love my job" or "I love making clients happy", when spoken without sarcasm, are exceedingly professional
- 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
- Reported speech:use of the word please in requests demands
Idiomatically, if you're not actually going to reproduce the exact words as spoken (in quote marks), there's often an implication of "desperate pleading" if you include the word please in a roundabout "summary" of what was requested
- phrase usage - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Being desperate to learn something is quite different than that; though resting is part of the process of learning "Recharging oneself", could be physical and or mental
- 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?
- Can the phrase “mutton chops” sometimes be used as “I’m doomed”?
In the movie “The Zootopia”, when the Assistant Mayor Bellwether was refused by the Mayor Lionheart to review some very important billings, she was so desperate and said “oh, mutton chops ” I loo
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