A phrase characteristic of a particular language, that cannot necessarily be fully understood from the separate meanings of the individual words - Wiktionary definiion
A little birdie told me - thought to refer to a biblical reference meaning, the message was passed on from a secret source.
"Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter."
straight from the horses mouth - originates from getting the best advice on horse racing bets from people closest to the horse: trainers, stable hands. It has now come to mean that you have heard something from the person themselves.
Lock, Stock and Barrell - names all of the parts of a musket, has come to mean having everything.
Showing posts with label rule. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rule. Show all posts
Tuesday, 3 February 2009
Friday, 16 January 2009
Affect Versus Effect
e.g the rain affected our day
Effect means to bring about some kind of result
e.g rain is the effect of moisture in the clouds
Rules for whose and who's
whose is the possessive of who
who's is a contraction for either who is or who has
(note that who's applies only to people, but whose can apply to either people or objects.)
Rules for there, their, they're
they're is a contraction for they are
Rules for IT
Its is the possessive of it
e.g The oak tree was so badly damaged in the storm, its leaves had all disappeared
It's is a contraction of either it is, or it has
e.g It's a long drive to the beach
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