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Bookmark or Share- Is it "a tough row to hoe?", or "a tough road to hold?"I believe the road/hoe, and the road/hold sayings are the results of mishearing, or purposely changing the original row/hoe saying. Similarly, on occasions, I have changed the expression "don't look a gift horse in the mouth" to "don't lick a sick horse in the mouth" just to get a laugh. However, we all know the original meaning.
- What are good alternatives to "hit the ground running"A person in the second course would be expected to "hit the ground running" in terms of knowing the basics of R so they can jump right into learning the statistical software. A person in the first class might not be expected to know anything.
- What is meant by a "two-lane" road? - English Language & Usage Stack ...According to the World Road Association-PIARC, an international standards body, a two-lane road is simply a. Road designed to permit two lanes of traffic to be accommodated side by side. A search on the term shows that this usage is used by governments and construction companies in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, and Scotland.
- What expression to use when a wave hits the beach and fades away?Possibly also "breaking" can be used when it's curling over and dissolving as described in the definition and once they've hit the shore and are no longer waves, the waves have already "broken" but yes, it's not perfect which is probably why "gently" and "on the shore" is included in the example to provide the rest of the context such as strength of break and where.
- Is there a synonym / analogue to "he said, she said" that allows a ...But after all that stress, she hit the "print" button, thought, "I can relax now, and it will print," and it didn't print, and nothing she could do or try seemed to change that. Under such conditions, tunnel vision is natural, and highly stressed people are much less likely to think of alternatives like "See if you can use another printer."
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