I Don’t Buy It | English Idiom
I don’t buy it = I don’t believe it. They say prices are going to fall, but I don’t buy it. She said that she was not in love, but I wouldn’t buy it....
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I don’t buy it = I don’t believe it. They say prices are going to fall, but I don’t buy it. She said that she was not in love, but I wouldn’t buy it....
Do is sometimes confused with make. When to use do To talk about indefinite activities We use do (and not make) when we do not say exactly what we are doing. For example, we...
Different is usually followed by from. This is quite different from that. She is very different from her sister. Many British speakers also use to after different. His ideas are different from those of...
A couch potato is a person who spends most of his time sitting or lying down on the couch watching television. He has a huge belly. He must be a couch potato. That boy...
Some words are confused because they are pronounced alike. In this lesson we will learn about those words which cause confusion because they produce similar sound. Allowed (Verb): let somebody do something Aloud (adverb):...
English has plenty of confusing words. Correct use of some of the most common among them are given below. Compliment (noun) – expression of approval, admiration etc. Complement (noun) – that which makes something...
Less and fewer Less refers to a quantity that cannot be counted. Fewer refers to a number that can be counted. I am eating less butter. We caught fewer fish. There were fewer children...
Certain words cause confusion due to faulty pronunciation. A few of them are given below. Note that the correct pronunciation is indicated by adding a well-known word in brackets which rhymes with the word...
Analog computer A computer that uses moving parts to show changing information Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) The component of a Central Processing Unit (CPU) responsible for the performance of arithmetic and logical operations Artificial...
Idioms and phrases using red A “red-letter day” is one of special importance and good fortune. To “paint the town red” is to celebrate. To “see red” is to be angry. A “red herring”...