In English there are adverbs which are derived from adjectives and others which are not. Examples:…
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Good Things Come In Small Packages
Good things come in small packages The size of things,i.e., gifts does not indicate their quality…
Egg Someone On
Egg Someone On To encourage someone to do something socially unacceptable, dangerous, wrong or illegal. Origin:…
Expressions For Modal Auxiliaries
The past and future tenses of the modal auxiliaries can, must (in the meaning of obligation) and may (in the meaning…
Practise Makes Perfect
Practise makes perfect If you wish to become good at an activity then you have to…
Have A Bone To Pick Up With Somebody
Have a bone to pick with somebody To want to talk with somebody about something they…
When In Rome, Do As The Romans Do
When in Rome, do as the Romans do When you are in a new place you…
Easy Grammar: There + Be + Noun
THERE + BE +NOUN There are problems. There were other solutions, too. There is a high unemployment rate there.…