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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”
- top man - WordReference Forums
The kind of man that fights off sharks with his bare hands, survives hurricanes on sinking ships, saves women in night-dresses and is the hero of romantic novels all over the world
- be feeding or be fed? - WordReference Forums
These sentences are originated from IELTS, which confuse me a lot: 1 Most animals had not been feeding as they stranded 2 The majority of animals were not feeding when they stranded Why be fed is not used in this case? Why be feeding is used here and this is the correct grammar？
- is wearing or wears in the picture | WordReference Forums
"Is wearing" is much commoner - the continuous form of the verb indicates that the action is taking place over time "Wears" is possible but the simple form is usually used to express one instance of an action or an habitual action Both are possible (see dojibear above) but which one you choose will depend on the context Additionally, "to wear" is what is known as a durative verb - a verb
- 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
- way to lt;work gt; that diaper | WordReference Forums
Hi, Vic The figurative meaning given at the bottom of that quote is the right one for "work" in "work that diaper " If the fennec "works that diaper", the fennec makes skillful use of the diaper to manipulate people's emotions as they commit the fraud
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