Jul 24, 2024 · 2 "To coin a phrase" really means to invent a new phrase. We talk about words or phrases being coined: The word "mountaineer" was coined by Shakespeare. The use in your examples is …

In my experience, this is a fairly friendly phrase roughly equivalent to "That's too bad" or "I'm sorry to hear that." It doesn't have anything to do with either conversationalist feeling shame.

May 8, 2018 · By extension, the meaning of the word could be explained by reference to a phrase in which it does not actually appear: "She was big, as in 'obese'". Your example, "A bride, as in 'a …

Aug 21, 2020 · What does the verb phrase make of it what you will mean? I know what make of something and what you will mean. I have difficulty understanding their combination. Examples: I …

I understand that the meaning of the phrase “as of” is time related, e.g.: takes effect as of July 1. But while looking up on in Collins Dictionary, I found a use of "as of" that didn't make sense to me.

Jun 6, 2020 · Do I understand correctly that 'a day before' and 'the day before', essentially, mean the same thing? The first answers the question "how many days earlier?", the second one "when?", but …

Nov 24, 2018 · A. This in itself requires investigation. B. Energy by itself is useless. C. That in and of itself is interesting. What is their meaning and how to use them correctly? Subquestion: Let's say I …

Jan 18, 2023 · Plain meaning: “ought to” When I say that “you better” do something, I mean that it is what you ought to do. There is a strong expectation that you will do it. The idiom is used in reference …

However, there is another meaning of There you are!, which is the one you found. It's not more common, it's just that the phrase itself has a particular meaning beyond the definition of the individual …

You're confusing two different things here. What do we do? is an interrogative sentence asking what course of action one should proceed with. The first do is one of those so-called auxiliary verbs in …