Dog idioms
Here is a list of dog idioms. As clean as a hound’s tooth If something is as clean as a hound’s tooth, it is very clean. A hound is a hunting dog. We didn’t...
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Idiomatic expressions using the word account
Here is a list of idiomatic expressions using the word account. Bring / hold / call someone to account To bring someone to account is to force them to publicly explain why they committed...
Phrasal verbs beginning with letter F
Here is a list of phrasal verbs beginning with letter F. Fade away When noise, music or hope fades away, it becomes weaker and weaker. The phrasal verb die away means the same as...
Phrasal verbs beginning with letter E
Here is a list of phrasal verbs beginning with letter E. Ease off When pain or discomfort eases off, it becomes less severe. The tablets couldn’t ease off the pain. The heavy rain showed...
Phrasal verbs beginning with letter D
Here is a list phrasal verbs beginning with the letter D. Dash off This is an inseparable phrasal verb. To dash off is to leave in a hurry. Before I could say anything he...
Trouble
The word trouble is mainly used as an uncountable noun. That means it does not have a plural form. Also it is not normally used with numbers or the article a/an. Incorrect: Most children...
Object pronouns after as and than
Read the sentences are given below. She is taller than me. She is taller than I. I earn as much as him. I earn as much as he. If you still learn English using...
Is ‘get’ acceptable in formal writing?
Ask any ESL student and they will readily admit that English grammar is confusing enough. What makes this even more confounding is the fact that it is changing continuously. Some of the strict grammar...
Make Sentences in the Simple Present Tense | CBSE Class 5 English Grammar
Make sentences in the simple present tense using the verb from given in the brackets. Hints The verb be has three forms in the simple present tense – is, am and are Use is...
Phrasal verbs beginning with letter C
Here is a list of idiomatic expressions beginning with the letter C. Call back (separable) To call or ring someone back is to return a telephone call. I am a little busy at the...