n. 1 an arrangement by which expenses incurred in the course of a person’s work are refunded by his employer or deducted from his income for tax purposes. 2 a record of such expenses. What is the meaning of at the company’s expense? 1. Paid for by someone, as inRead More →
: in combination with : together with The concert will be held in conjunction with the festival. The medicine is typically used in conjunction with other treatments. What are examples of conjunctions? A conjunction is a word that joins words, phrases, clauses, or sentences. e.g., but, and, because, although, yet,Read More →
Because a subject is never found in a prepositional phrase, any noun or pronoun that appears after a preposition can automatically be ruled out when identifying a sentence’s subject and verb. What Cannot be in a prepositional phrase? Explanation: Direct and indirect objects can never be part of a prepositionalRead More →
Inflexible; stubborn; overly willful or obstinate. Our son is so bull-headed. … We’ve got a bull-headed new boss in the office who thinks her way of doing things is the only correct one. What is another word for bullheaded? In this page you can discover 14 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions,Read More →
Phrasal prepositions include: in addition to, in spite of, on account of, as soon as, as opposed to, as far as, in reference to, on top of, with the exception of, in front of, as long as etc. How are prepositions used with phrasal verbs? Not all phrasal verbs needRead More →
noun. figurative. Any significant, memorable, or happy night or evening. What is a black letter day? an unlucky or tragic day. What does red-letter mean in the Bible? Red letter edition bibles are those in which the Dominical words—those spoken by Jesus Christ, commonly only those spoken during his corporealRead More →
Also, gird up one’s loins. Prepare oneself for action, as in I’m girding up my loins for that crucial interview. This expression comes from the Bible (Proverbs 31:17) and originally alluded to tucking up the traditional long robe into a girdle (that is, a belt) so it will not hamperRead More →
Shanks did indeed mean legs – Edward Longshanks was called that for a reason: he was tall and had long legs. It was also used for the narrowest part of a golf club. In 1816, it was used to mean to send off without ceremony. Perhaps the prison meaning ofRead More →
Origin of This Mortal Coil This expression comes from the play Hamlet, which William Shakespeare wrote around the year 1602. The main character uses it in his soliloquy about whether or not to commit suicide. That makes calamity of so long life. What is the phrase shuffle off this mortalRead More →
“Damn the torpedoes.”, said Farragut, “Four bells, Captain Drayton, go ahead. Jouett, full speed.” The bulk of the fleet succeeded in entering the bay. Farragut triumphed over the opposition of heavy batteries in Fort Morgan and Fort Gaines to defeat the squadron of Admiral Franklin Buchanan. Where does the sayingRead More →