1. get off someone's case, Slang. to stop nagging or criticizing someone. 2. in any case, regardless of circumstances; anyhow. 3. in case, if it should happen that; if. 4. in case of, in the event of; if there should be. 5. on someone's case, Informal. nagging or crit...
a. Low in value, rank, or social status: "I preferred the condition of the meanest reptile to my own" (Frederick Douglass). b. Common or poor in appearance; shabby: "The rowhouses had been darkened by the rain and looked meaner and grimmer than ever" (Anne Tyler). 5. Slang a. ...
Hello Alex, could you pls provide more examples on using “being” in generalizations Madhu thank you Alex 10 out of ten :) llldawoodlll thank you alex that you are providing good sugetions and helping for all to who have intrest to modify there mistakes in spoken english but i have one...
Would you invite women along on a low-key night at the bar with a couple of your good guy pals, where you just want to engage in man-talk and not worry about tricks? Absolutely not. Not unless you are a simp. Every time you go on social media, it is like going to poker night ...
Yes. To vomit (and slang could be: to barf, or “toss your cookies”. Some animals will regurgitate to feed their young Jon what about baby’s puke (sorry for the harsh), is there any softening way to say it? gimmehunny Hi I think you can use regurgitation for this situation. ...
A “Dutch bargain” at that time was an uneven, one-sided deal; “Dutch reckoning” was an unitemized(未逐条记载的) account; and “Dutch widow” was slang for prostitute. Later centuries brought in “Dutch courage”, for bravery caused by drink; “Dutch concert”, for noisy music; “...
Ultimately, understanding the language of younger generations is a two-way street. While teachers can make an effort to decode Gen Z and Gen Alpha slang, students too can adapt to bridge the gap. The key lies in fostering dialogue and mutual respect, ensuring that language differences become ...
This conversation, rather than focusing on helping the LW, has become an excellent example of why it is so exhausting simply to have a conversation about being trans, even when you’re not encountering the excellent examples others have offered of how the medical industry and other systems ...
I readDragon Seed in the Antipodesfor the2018Language-on-the-MoveReading Challengeand I was particularly interested in the self-representations of Chinese Australians dating to the second half the last century. Autobiographies from this period were authored by three distinct groups: new migrants from...
Huh? Please expand and provide real life examples. And what do you mean by “Linux”? Linux userland and kernel are completely different standards of programming in the same language (and not all userland is C). You wouldn’t conflate colloquial slang and legalese would you? Try comparing ...