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ID Topic Author Last updated date  Replies Views Rating Difference Dear Dr. Grammar, Please explain to me the difference between the following two sentences. 1. I have walked almost 5 kilometers. 2. I have almo Lakshmikumar Oct-13-11 12:46 PM by Dr Grammar 1 252 --- Sleep - sleep like a log Churchill House's Word or Phrase of the Day is:  sleep like a log Definition: to sleep well and heavily (idiom) E.g.1.Did you hear the thunderst Dr Grammar Aug-19-11 05:43 AM by musuoka 0 626 --- lose something to something Dear Dr. Grammar, I know 'lose A to B' means that A is taken away and kind of beaten by B. But what does 'I lose romance to mantra's dance' mean? leslie Jul-26-11 02:48 PM by leslie 5 421 --- Sleep - test and answers Complete this text with the correct form of the words and phrases below 1. After dinner my grandfather often __________ in his armchair. 2. I had Dr Grammar Jan-13-11 04:46 PM 0 617 --- Sleep - tuck in Churchill House's Word or Phrase of the Day is:  tuck in (also tuck up) Definition: to make someone (usually a child) comfortable in bed by arrangi Dr Grammar Jan-12-11 09:39 AM 0 473 --- Sleep - broken sleep Churchill House's Word or Phrase of the Day is:  broken sleep broken = adjective Definit ion: sleep which is not continuous - you wake a number of Dr Grammar Jan-11-11 10:02 AM 0 445 --- Sleep - nod off Churchill House's Word or Phrase of the Day is:  nod off Definition: to fall asleep without intending to E.g.1. What's the time? Oh my goodness! Dr Grammar Jan-10-11 09:44 AM 0 456 --- Sleep - toss and turn Churchill House's Word or Phrase of the Day is:  toss and turn Definition: to keep changing your position in bed because you cannot sleep E.g.1. Dr Grammar Jan-07-11 02:13 PM 0 454 --- Tired - test and answers Complete this text with the correct form of the words and phrases below I'm going to bed. I need to __________ - I'm absolutely __________! I've be Dr Grammar Jan-04-11 02:44 PM 0 474 --- Tired - crash out Churchill House's Word or Phrase of the Day is:  crash out Definition: to go to sleep when very tired or drunk etc (informal) E.g.1. It was a gr Dr Grammar Dec-02-10 11:13 AM 0 550 --- Tired - flagging Churchill House's Word or Phrase of the Day is:  flagging Definition: losing strength or vigour (adjective) E.g.1 .He claimed his plan could h Dr Grammar Nov-29-10 12:48 PM 0 500 --- Tired - bushed Churchill House's Word or Phrase of the Day is:  bushed Definition: very tired (adjective, informal) E.g.1.I can't do another thing! I'm bushed Dr Grammar Nov-27-10 12:11 PM 0 495 --- Tired - on the go Churchill House's Word or Phrase of the Day is:  on the go (This phrase has more than one meaning) Definiti on: to be busy, moving from place to pl Dr Grammar Nov-25-10 10:31 AM 0 517 --- Tired - shattered Churchill House's Word or Phrase of the Day is:  shattered (This adjective has more than one meaning) Definiti on: (informal) to be extremely tir Dr Grammar Nov-24-10 02:13 PM 0 550 --- Playground Accident - test and answers Complete this text with the correct form of the words and phrases below A: Miss? Eddie has hurt his leg! B: Has he? Oh dear! Let me have a look a Dr Grammar Nov-23-10 05:07 PM 0 432 --- Playground Accident - charge around Churchill House's Word or Phrase of the Day is:  charge around Definition : to move quickly from one place to another. E.g.1. He's ever so busy - Dr Grammar Nov-22-10 03:36 PM 0 447 --- Playground Accident - bump Churchill House's Word or Phrase of the Day is:  bump (this verb has more than one meaning) Definiti on: to hit or knock against something or someo Dr Grammar Nov-19-10 09:35 AM 0 462 --- Playground Accident - egg Churchill House's Word or Phrase of the Day is:  egg (this noun has more than one meaning) Definiti on: (informal) a large swollen lump, usually on Dr Grammar Nov-18-10 04:11 PM 0 472 --- Playground Accident - graze Churchill House's Word or Phrase of the Day is:  to graze / a graze (this verb and noun have more than one meaning) Definiti on: (verb) to accident Dr Grammar Nov-17-10 12:03 PM 0 477 --- Playground Accident - plaster Churchill House's Word or Phrase of the Day is:  plaster (this noun has more than one meaning) Definiti on: a small piece of material which is stuc Dr Grammar Nov-16-10 05:47 PM 0 503 --- Stress - test and answers Complete this text with the correct form of the words and phrases below A: What's the matter? You seem a bit …. well, I'm not sure, but you don Dr Grammar Nov-15-10 10:16 AM 0 534 --- Stress - bottle up Churchill House's Word or Phrase of the Day is:  bottle something up (this phrasal verb has more than one meaning) Definiti on: to avoid showing yo Dr Grammar Nov-11-10 10:22 AM 0 582 --- Stress - wind up Churchill House's Word or Phrase of the Day is:  wind someone up (this phrasal verb has more than one meaning) Definiti on: to cause someone to bec Dr Grammar Nov-09-10 01:14 PM 0 561 --- Stress - break down Churchill House's Word or Phrase of the Day is:  break down (this phrasal verb has more than one meaning) Definiti on: to start to cry because you Dr Grammar Nov-08-10 04:43 PM 0 557 --- Stress - get something off your chest Churchill House's Word or Phrase of the Day is:  get something off your chest (idiom) De finition: to tell someone about something that has been wo Dr Grammar Nov-05-10 01:44 PM 0 569 --- Stress - get to someone Churchill House's Word or Phrase of the Day is:  get to someone (this phrase has more than one meaning) Definiti on: to affect someone emotionally Dr Grammar Nov-04-10 11:50 AM 0 563 --- Stress - drive someone up the wall Churchill House's Word or Phrase of the Day is: drive someone ... up the wall / round the bend (idioms, informal) Definit ion: to make someone ve Dr Grammar Oct-20-10 10:39 AM 0 648 --- Learning - test and answers Complete this text with the correct form of the words and phrases below. A: Hi John! Are you ready for the test tomorrow? B: Well, not really. Dr Grammar Oct-19-10 03:52 PM 0 543 --- Learning - get one's head round something Churchill House's Word or Phrase of the Day is: get one's head round something (idiom, informal) Definit ion: to understand something. (usually us Dr Grammar Oct-15-10 03:31 PM 0 479 --- Learning - read up on Churchill House's Word or Phrase of the Day is: read up on (phrasal verb) Definition: to study something in order to discover more about it. Dr Grammar Oct-15-10 03:24 PM 0 459 ---

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