The construction was "to help to do", but to help is used so often with an infinitive that speakers began to consider it something like a modal verb such as can, may etc and began dropping "to". "having something up one's sleeve," which means to have secret plans or ideas. Would you please tell me if i need to include on after hold off in the sense of delaying something in the sentence below?
Mar 18, 2016to throw oneself into something is to work on or study or become involved in something without holding back or reservation. Oct 17, 20168 i once read an idiom which means you can't undo the effects of having said something, but couldn't recollect it now. I searched on google and also on stack exchange to find out but in vain..
Nov 28, 2021i've been looking into the meaning of "ruin something for someone" in dictionaries, but cannot find any explanation. Dec 25, 2021could you tell me if there is any difference between buy something from someone and buy something off someone? Nov 2, 20200 i'd say that something can be used in a more general way for when you are referring to any arbitrary number of things while anything would be better suited when the things are limited in.
Oct 14, 2021however, wanting to know something new won't hurt, right? I've seen many people use this phrase, but i still don't get how to use it. Aug 8, 2024with transitive provide sth to/for sb, i think answer 2 is closer - to is more about giving or handing off something to someone, while for is more about something being made available to.
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