Category: Usage

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.. Cost an arm and a leg

The restaurant offers very delicious food and it doesn’t even cost an arm and a leg. This bungalow will cost us an arm and a leg; we should better start saving much more than we do. Cost an arm and a leg means a lot of money or something extremely expensive. The phrase doesn’t have […]

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We have picked up the verb ‘take‘ for our today’s discussion. Let us check out this verb in different phrases. take after means to resemble one’s parents or grandparents or any other relative in looks or features or any quality She takes after her father; she is short tempered just like him. My grandfather had […]

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Stick to your guns

Stick to one’s guns is a very old saying or an idiomatic expression which means to stay firm or maintain one’s position even in the most unfavorable circumstances; to stand up for one’s rights and beliefs no matter what happens. The soldiers stuck to their guns and refused to surrender. She stuck to her guns […]

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To stand as we all know is to be in an upright position on one’s feet. Let us check this verb out in different phrases. stand by means to support someone No matter what happens, I will always stand by you. stand by also means to adhere to a promise or an agreement He stood […]

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Set out is a phrase which has varied meanings when used in different contexts. To set out means to begin a journey They set out for home quite early this morning. set out also means to begin an undertaking or an attempt He has set out to prove his innocence. set out also means to […]

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