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Posted in: QuestionsWednesday, February 16, 2011
Questions
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Posted in: Questions[Tip] look over vs. overlook
*Look over is a verb. It means to examine or inspect it, often in hasty fashion.
*Overlook is also a verb. It means to Look past, fail to notice; leave undone or leave out.
Examples:
I asked him to look over what I had written.
Remember to looked over the proposal before the meeting.
How could I overlook that typo?
The teacher probably overlooked some of my mistakes.
Posted in: Tip of the day[Idiom] Pick someone's brains
To pick someone's brain means to ask specific questions about a particular subject to get all the useful information you need from them.
e.g. " Here you are! Could we have lunch together? I'd like to pick your brains about
something."
Posted in: Idioms
