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Idioms & expressions

Add new idioms and expressions to your vocabulary. Learn how to use them in real-life situations.

Amongst vs. Among: The Difference

Amongst vs. Among: The Difference

“Among” is usually used in the US (American English), whereas “amongst” is commonly used in Britain (British English).

Geoffrey Mutie
Geoffrey Mutie
English
How to Decide Whether to Use Toward or Towards?

How to Decide Whether to Use Toward or Towards?

“Toward” is a word dating back to Old English, where it was a portmanteau of to and -weard, a suffix indicating direction. It existed thus in the developing English language for centuries.

Cecilia Gigliotti
Cecilia Gigliotti
English
What Portmanteau Words are and How They Grow the English Lexicon

What Portmanteau Words are and How They Grow the English Lexicon

The word “portmanteau” means a word that is made up from parts of two or more words that are mixed together to make a new word or term.

David J K Carr
David J K Carr
English
Copacetic, Copasetic, Copesthetic—What It Means and How to Use It

Copacetic, Copasetic, Copesthetic—What It Means and How to Use It

Copacetic (or copasetic, as some people spell it) is not a word often heard in everyday speech.

Valentina Dordevic
Valentina Dordevic
English
The Suffix -Esque in the English Language: Meaning, Rules, and Examples

The Suffix -Esque in the English Language: Meaning, Rules, and Examples

Words ending with -esque often sound foreign and exotic. That’s because they mostly are foreign.

Valentina Dordevic
Valentina Dordevic
English
Ginormous—Is It a Real Word and When to Use It?

Ginormous—Is It a Real Word and When to Use It?

The meaning of “ginormous” is to be extremely large or very big, so it’s an adjective that describes a size.

Milena Lazova
Milena Lazova
English
Getting to Grips with Phrasal Verbs

Getting to Grips with Phrasal Verbs

A phrasal verb is the combination of mostly two words, they are made up of a verb and a particle or, sometimes, two particles.

Lyndsey Whittle
Lyndsey Whittle
English
What is “Full-Proof”?

What is “Full-Proof”?

Most people are familiar with the definition of foolproof, but what about the full-proof?

Aneeca Younas
Aneeca Younas
English