"A feather in your cap" = an achievement that you can be proud of:- Winning a full scholarship to Harvard University was truly a feather in her cap. - She is clearly the best candidate for the job because she has so many feathers in her cap.
sorry, i'm just writing a fanfic (the baekhyun one, if you remember) and about my uncompleted sentence...ok. "sehun doesn't even know about his existence in this world. it makes baekhyun wants to give up on him, but always fails." is this correct?
"... It makes Baekhyun want to give up on him, but he can never go through with it" or something similar would work. (It's hard to suggest corrections when it's just one sentence from a story.) Good luck. 👍
Hi! Please help me im really confused if there someone asks 'what you up to'. What does it mean? And what's the best answer to it? Thanks!😁
"What ARE you up to?" = What are you doing? What have you been doing?Nan: What are you up to? Henry: I'm cleaning the garage and reorganizing my home office.When someone asks you that question, just reply with what you're doing or plan to do.
when do we use take, fetch and bring?
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mother probably brought your slippers upstairs, Dae. shall I ______ them for you?
Here is a simple explanation on the difference between "bring" and "take": http://bit.ly/1FIskvl"Fetch" = go and bring back. If you throw a stick and tell your dog to "fetch" it, you're telling him to get the stick and bring it back to you.In your example, "fetch" makes the most sense because you're offering to walk upstairs, get Dae's slippers, and bring them back.
Hi! I'm still curious about how we say birthday or anniversary greetings, do we say it happy 17 birthday or 17th? Do we say it happy 2nd anniversary or 2? Thanks in advance!
is grammar important? would you notice if someone speaking very fluent?
Grammar is extremely important. It's less important in spoken English (since many people use slang and informal language in casual conversations). In written English, however, many people make assumptions about people's intelligence based on reading their essay, letter, email, etc. If you need to write in English, be sure to learn proper grammar. 👍
"Out of the blue" = without warning; unexpectedly:- Out of the blue, Nan began to sing "Call Me Maybe." - Henry's childhood friend called him out of the blue and invited him to dinner.
It means "you should be ashamed of what you have done or said": - You kicked a dog for no reason? Shame on you! - You called your baby brother a loser? Shame on you!
What "literally" really mean?
Literally" means "actually; without exaggeration." For example, "I am literally dying of thirst." = If you don't give me something to drink right now, I will be dead.
it's 3:16 and i havent slept yet, my granny will be yelling at me if she knew
is this correct?
"It's 3:16 and I'm still awake. My granny would be yelling at me if she knew" or "If my granny knew that I was still awake at 3:16, she would be yelling at me" would be better. ✌️
"Latter" refers to the second thing or person mentioned.For example, "Peter and Henry are friends. The latter is older."In that sentence, "the latter" refers to Henry. (We would refer to Peter as "the former.")
When do we use "Therefore" and "So"? Cos both seems to have the same meaning.
They do have the same meaning. The usage is different: "so" is often used after a COMMA to link two independent clauses together; "therefore" is often used after a SEMICOLON to link to independent clauses together.- I have an important meeting at 8 pm, so I will be leaving early from dinner. - I have an important meeting at 8 pm; therefore, I will be leaving early from dinner.Keep in mind that "so" has other meanings that "therefore" doesn't, e.g., I am so tired that I can sleep for 20 hours.