Saturday, January 8, 2011
Monday, January 3, 2011
[Tip] Apart vs. A part

*Apart is an adverb that means Separated or at a distance in place or position or time; not taken into account or excluded from consideration; away from another or others; into parts or pieces.
* "A part" means something that forms the whole of something; something determined in relation to something that includes it.
Examples:
These towns are many miles apart.
These problems apart, the country is doing well.
They grew apart over the years.
people can't tell the twins apart.
I want to be a part of your team.
She wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself.
They made me feel like I was a part of the family.
Posted in: Tip of the daySaturday, December 25, 2010
Thursday, December 16, 2010
[Idiom] On the hook

If someone is on the hook, it means that they are responsible for something
e.g. " Oh no!! You aren't gonna blame anyone for this mistake. You are on the hook this time and everyone knows it"
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