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Idioms & expressions
Add new idioms and expressions to your vocabulary. Learn how to use them in real-life situations.
“Make due” or “Make do”—Which is the correct form?
Make do is the standard form of the idiom that means “to manage to live without things that you would like to have or with things of a worse quality than you would like” (Cambridge Dictionary).
Big-Ups: Meaning, Usage, Synonyms, and Examples
To be more precise, big ups, or big-ups, is an idiom that’s considered a bit dated. Learning its origins will help you understand it and remember it more easily.
What does the expression “You’ve got another think coming” mean?
If someone’s got another think coming, it means they’re wrong about something.
When to use “Leery” or “Wary,” and what’s the difference between them?
Leery is an adjective used to show that someone or something is cautious or wary of another person or thing.
What “In a Timely Manner” Really Means
“In a timely manner” is a phrase often thrown around in professional contexts of all sorts. But what exactly does the phrase, “timely manner” mean? Can we even pin down a concrete “timely manner” definition?
Impactful — Definition and synonyms
The suffix -ful often means “full of,” but in cases such as this one, it means “characterized by.” So, the real meaning of “impactful” is “something that has an impact.”
What Does “Roger That” Mean?
“Roger that” found itself in the aviation industry and the military. The term is often used to confirm that the content of the message has been received.
Compliment versus complement
The only difference between the words looking at them is just the “i” and the “e.” These two terms, however, are not interchangeable. They have completely different meanings.
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