
Not by the hair on my chinny-chin-chin | WordReference Forums
Aug 10, 2009 · Could you make this line in red clear? What does 'Not by the hair on my chinny-chin-chin" mean? Many thanks. My understanding of this phrase is that the hairs on the pig's …
How can I read this in English? m³ (3-small 3) - exponent
Apr 22, 2010 · I am wondering how I can read this in English. For example, m³ , m². (triple m? double m?) I have no idea. Please help me!
blanket warnings | WordReference Forums
May 12, 2020 · Hello, I read on. At the bottom of each page, in tiny, barely legible print, was a lengthy disclaimer written in impenetrable legalese. As far as I could interpret the language, it …
by then/by that time/until then - WordReference Forums
Aug 28, 2007 · I was 5 years old when you was 35 years old, 37 years back. I was 35 years old seven years back, but by then/by that time/until then you became 65 years...
Weather Forecast (be going to-will) | WordReference Forums
Aug 12, 2015 · I wonder, which form would be more likely used to talk about weather predictions made not by official forecasters but by village folk: "My granny says it will/ is going to rain …
velcro [as a verb?] | WordReference Forums
Feb 14, 2012 · Velcro /ˈvɛlkrəʊ/ noun trademark a fastener consisting of two strips of thin plastic sheet, one covered with tiny loops and the other with tiny flexible hooks, which adhere when …
mini or mini- [hyphen?] | WordReference Forums
Oct 22, 2012 · Hi everyone, I have a question regarding the use of "mini". How can one determine if "mini" should be used as a prefix in a compound (and thus require a hyphen) or if it should …
auf/an der Station, Haltestelle | WordReference Forums
Nov 6, 2008 · Hallo, bitte, sagt man "auf der Station" oder "an der Station"? Sind beide Möglichkeiten richtig? Und wie ist es mit der "Haltestelle" - ich habe gelernt, dass man nur "an …
Scent Makes a Place - WordReference Forums
Jan 18, 2025 · 粗略浏览了一下文章,大概讲的是特定气味对塑造不同地方的特征具有重要的作用与意义。有一段比较深刻地揭露了文章主旨:Smelling a landscape, and knowing, on a deep …
thanks all the same? | WordReference Forums
May 6, 2018 · Hello everyone:), So I got this dialogue from my English textbook: John: How about another glass of beer? Peter: No, thanks all the same what does " thanks all the same" mean? …