Sunday, May 29, 2011
[Tip] Desperate vs. Disparate

*Desperate is an adjective. It means showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire; marked by despair or loss of hope.
*Disparate is an adjective. It means fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind; different in every way.
Examples:
A desperate cry for help.
She felt a desperate urge to confess.
They came from two disparate cultures.
They have disparate ideas.

[Idiom] Live on a shoestring

It means to manage one’s financial affairs on a very tight budget.
e.g. "When we were students, we lived on a shoestring"
