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If it was an accident, then what you have could be called "scorched food burnt to the bottom of the pan". Some recipes call for the food to be burnt and it's called "charring the food" ("char" is mor …

That’s called overreacting, as defined by Lexico: respond more emotionally or forcibly than is justified. You can also use the corresponding noun, overreaction. Your suggested sentence is ungrammati …

If you're referring to any type of injury, then it can be called self-injury. If you're referring specifically to people who "cut their own flesh", then that's called cutting. Both of these words have …

“You look like a clown” is a pretty offensive thing that’s said when someone’s wearing too much makeup. If you’ve ever seen a clown, it’s pretty obvious why people say this: clowns often wear face pai …

The classes are simultaneous: occurring, operating, or done at the same time. — Lexico/Oxford Dictionaries Here's an example in use (from a tango site): Saturday July 25th 1-2:15pm w …

The word you’re looking for is patriotic: Patriotism generally has a positive connotation. It’s used for various positive sentiments, attitudes, and actions involving loving one’s country and serving …

You may be looking for either the term “progress report” or “report card”. Wikipedia describes report cards (which seem to be called just reports in British English): In most places, the report card …

You can say that he is clutching his head. "Clutch" is defined by Merriam-Webster as: to grasp or hold with or as if with the hand or claws usually strongly, tightly, or suddenly He clut …

Your sentence is correct but it doesn't use the idiom you quoted. You're using catch in the sense of discover someone in the act. In the context, "it was embarrassing" is implied because this sense of …

Consider "slow burn [romance]" to describe stories where it takes a great deal of time for the romance to officially develop: A slow burn is when the romantic attraction between characters builds slo …

Your sentence can be completed with a single word, as: Today, I asked a friend of mine to attend the class as me Alternatively you can reword the sentence a little and use a more descriptive verb li …

You can call them a "future [noun]": your future bride, your future client, etc. For example, see the page in Cambridge for future wife.

Yes, that's correct. However, it's slightly more natural to use the pronoun "my" instead of "the". There also doesn't seem to be a reason to use the past perfect, so I would also prefer the simple pa …

One of the best words for your blank is joking: I’m not joking - she sent me a slide deck like 8 hours later. — Pediatric Support While this has a slightly different connotation than BSing, it's oft …

The term that might be the most relevant is computer illiterate, as those who can’t type well usually don’t know their way around a computer at all. But there are some other terms that you could use w …