Feb 13, 2026 · 6 "Something for everyone" is an idiom or fixed phrase meaning something that appeals to all tastes. Idioms can bypass strict definitions of words or grammar rules; the meaning comes from …

Feb 2, 2021 · Could you tell what is the difference between be the first to do something and be the first to have done something? For example: The country is the first to use nuclear power. The country is …

Jan 19, 2021 · This is an example of the phrase take time to do something from Longman Dictionary. My question is, can we also say While in New York he took time visiting some friends?

It has to be something she would like. Another possibility is that the writer uses separate words to emphasize the "thing" part (in contrast to some one). To quote Jim Carrey quoting Shatner from an …

Sep 15, 2020 · That's indirect information, a hint, something that tells us she wasn't there then, but doesn't tell us anything directly. It sheds some light but it doesn't relate to her directly. Still, in a great …

Jan 3, 2022 · Nah, I think your original idea is correct - to " run something by " someone is to get their opinion, reaction or permission. I don't know where you've heard it as a bare transfer of information, …

I am always confused with the form of “to doing something”, e.g.: I admitted to doing something. vs.: I admitted to do something.

Nov 2, 2020 · 0 I'd say that something can be used in a more general way for when you are referring to any arbitrary number of things while anything would be better suited when the things are limited in …

Feb 24, 2020 · Something is a pronoun, which is analogous to "a thing", that is an indefinite pronoun. "A/an" is the Old English for "one" and one implies singularity. Thus, I found a thing that wasn't …

Jan 2, 2022 · 5 Would you tell me if there is any difference in meaning between go off of something and go from something in the sense of making a decision based on something? For example: I'm not …