Domande riguardo a frasi esempio con, spiegazione d'utilizzo di "Sb"s

A: Ask someone to do something for you without doing something else in return. Usually doing a favour is an assistance provided over goodwill.

A: To understand someone’s argument. When you don’t understand something, you can say “I don’t follow”

A: It only means book is very good and it will captive readers

A:

It’s from a quote. It means to be having problems but persevering nevertheless.
When you're in the shit up to your neck, there's nothing left to do but sing.”


― Samuel Beckett

A: The decision is ours to make.
The decision is up to us.

ie) Do you want to watch a movie or play games?
I don't care, it's up to you.

A: Is "sb" supposed to stand for a person?

EXAMPLES:

Sally Brown went to the party. She was all happy smiles until she saw her rival Sarah Brent, then her expression soured.

Sam Bunt was very excited to hear that Suzanne Boyd was willing to go to the prom with him. But his expression soured when he realized that it wasn't the pretty girl named Suzanne Boyd but it was the ugly girl with the same name that had replied to his invitation.

"expression soured" isn't commonly used any more. It is still used to the point people know what it means but it's not used often.

Look at the attached. The baby's face is the literal meaning of a "sour expression" after eating a tart lemon. But the other two faces are used for my example sentences to express dislike, disappointment, or upset.

A:

It means someone else is on a much better level than you are, and you might not be good enough.

It is used in comparison contexts.

In dating relationships:
“She was out of his league”
She was too good, smart, popular or attractive compared to him. They did not match because of big differences, where she is the “better” one.

In competition:
“The athlete was out of his league”
Could mean, the athlete was much too fast or quick, the other guy was no match.

A:


“They made me kill him”
“I made him kiss me”

A: I hope you do well on your exam.
Good luck on your exam.
All the best with your exam!

A: "Well, to his credit, he tried to keep his attitude professional."

"To her credit, Anna didn't respond in anger."

"He loved his kids more than she gave him credit for."

It's a compliment to someone's self-control or personality. Think of it as if there's a scoreboard between people in a fight. "To someone's credit," means they get a point for being good. :D

A: There is one worse than the other
•He is spoiled rotten
•He is spoiled
The term "rotten" adds to the negative side of the sentence
A person that is "spoiled rotten" could seem as badly educated, and thinking he has all the rights
But "spoiled" is kind of softer

A: Not really a difference, although “ask something ” implies that there will be one question, and “ask about something” hints that there may be more than one question

A: Maybe Somebody?
The difference is very small. With 'get' it suggests it's in the future sometime. With the first one, you know you will marry them but there's no specific time.
"I will get married to him"
"I will marry him"

A: In that context they mean the same thing, but persuade is used to get someone to do something and dissuade is used to get them to not do something. Dissuade would be more natural to use here, but both answers would be fine.

A: I think you mean give someone a high five? I've never heard the "give someone five fingers" expression. "Give sb a hand" means to help them (麻烦你帮我个忙 = can you give me a hand?). "Give sb a high five" is the action of slapping someone's hand palm to palm in order to congratulate them. Search for "high five" images to see it visually.

A: ​I saw this discussed in Quora. Both are correct:
Why did you not go?
Why didn’t you go?

The explanation as follow:

A: Yes you may say it that way but don’t forget to add “has”. “Has finished or not?”

A: Drool

A: It's like 'appreciate' or 'admire'. Here's an example: The team didn't win the race, but I guess we have to give them credit for trying. (We admire what they did even though they didn't win.)

A: @differentriver good questions! It's difficult, but "threw out" only works with a few parts. "Threw out my knee" and "threw out my hip" are ok. I think a specific part in your body has to be moved to the wrong place to be "thrown out". But if this is difficult, the most common one you hear is "threw out my back", and I wouldn't worry so much about the others.

For your other question about "heavy heart", it means feeling very serious or depressed. It's usually used in just one situation.
We don't say "ice heart:, but if someone has "a heart like ice", it means they have a cold personality and are very unkind.

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A: It is used to show that smth was agreed to be arranged. For example, “the essay to be submitted by 3 pm tomorrow”

A: Now, I will say, if it’s from someone you know fairly well, they could also be telling you to be brave or fearless. Most of the time though, those expressions are not used in that way.

A: Junior year --> The third year in a college (or high school). Many colleges have four years: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior.
College application --> An application is a form that you send to a college. It is a request to attend that college (how you apply).
Admissions office --> This is an office at a college. It processes applications and decides who can attend the college.