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82 Questions

What does it mean when the wife in the picture says “I wear the brains in the family.”?

Is there any expressions related to eyes which means extremely tired in English?

What is the sentence structure of the sentence?

What is the function of but in the sentence?

Is 'his not having a name' grammatical correct?

What is the difference between ‘I'm never having a beard when I grew up’’ and 'I will never have a beard when I grew up'? Request

what is the difference between on, in or at a meeting?

Does 'hangdog and shy' in the sentence act as adverbial or subject complement?

What does the phrase 'the absolute finito' mean here?

I'm working or I'm at work?

“IS” or “ IS THAT” would be grammatically correct?

Why there is no verb in this question?

Is “If you haven't finished your MR…, please finish it…” correct?

Is the bold phrase an object complement?

Is there any difference between the two prononciations, /ˈter-ə-bəl/ and /ˈte-rə-bəl/, showed in the picture?

What does ‘don't even’ mean in the dialogue?

Is 'happily ever after' a noun phrase?

Can we drop the T sound in word grunting in American English?

Should I use “are” or “is” in this question?

Why are the syllables in “elephant” divided in two different ways?

What is the grammatical function of the bold phrase in the sentence?

Coordinate or cumulative adjectives? Beautiful mysterious dreamy feelings

What is the main idea of the sentence?

Can I use “once at a time” to describe the following situation?

What is the meaning of “a buzzy sensation” in the paragraph below?

Is the sentence ‘There's no such thing as ghosts.'’ correct? [duplicate]

What does the bold sentenc imply in the paragraph?

What is the meaning of ‘take him in’ in the following paragraph?

Can we use more than one 'and' to connect the items in a list?

Should the last letter 'd' pronounced in word 'independent'?