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the seventh art - WordReference Forums
In my experience, a reader is more likely to understand what the seventh art is, than what the other six are (architecture, sculpture, painting, dance, music, poetry). The phrase works as much more than a conceit. Where culture was concerned, it once was polemical — almost “fighting words.”. Forty years ago — even thirty years ago ...
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In a boat or On the boat?? - WordReference Forums
Oct 15, 2007. #2. I'm not much of a boatie, but here's my opinion. Use"in" if it is the type of boat where you are enclosed, or you are below deck for whatever reason. Use"on" if it is a boat where you stand in the open air on the deck. Since to be fishing you need to be outside, this is my choice. However, you could use either and be okay.
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A ways off - WordReference Forums
United States, English. Jul 16, 2007. #2."A ways off" is a colloquial expression that means something like"some distance away." Occasionally you'll see it with the plural artical ("some ways off")... either way, it's just an expression that refers to a moderate distance.
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A boat is on/in the water. - WordReference Forums
Nov 29, 2018. #8. No. A boat can be in the water or in the sea, but it usually sails on the water or on the sea. I am sure there are all sorts of exceptions (apart from submarines), but"sail on" is the usual form, unless you name the sea, turning it into a geographical area.
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如何评价文档应用 craft? - 知乎
Craft 是一款 文档笔记类 App， 并不是最新兴的那种，早几年就有了。. 和 Notion 一样，它支持 「模块化」文档输入。. 而且界面非常讨喜，很适合那些 从 Word/Google Doc 等传统文档工具转换过来的用户。. Craft 刚推出时的一个特色是， 文档可以嵌套，可以在文档里面 ...
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"the din and craft of the street" - WordReference Forums
In a bad sense: Skill or art applied to deceive or overreach; deceit, guile, fraud, cunning. So the"street" (synecdoche for the"city") is noisy and full of deceit, fraud, etc., as opposed to nature, which is not. This makes sense to me because the two words, din and craft, seem to refer back to the two noxious items:
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obligation to vs obligation for | WordReference Forums
Sep 3, 2014. #2. What is the difference between obligation to and obligation for? That's a good question, Peggy. If Minuchin really intends to convey two different meanings, then I see them this way: He is obligated to the group for some favor or advantage that group has done for him. He is obligated for the group to some other unmentioned agent.
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Preposition: dabble <at, in, on, with>? - WordReference Forums
Yes, like se16teddy said, 'in' is the most common preposition, but 'with' is possible -- I dabble with pottery. In your examples I would choose 'in':"I dabble in Italian.""I dabble in quantum physics." I suppose 'at' is also possible.
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So Cute Of You - WordReference Forums
It sounds very deprecating, since"cute" is usually used to talk about small children. If a child gave you a silly craft project or an acorn as a gift and you said,"That was so cute of her," it would imply that you think that the gesture is kind, in a childish and naive way. If you say,"That's so cute of you," to John, it would sound like you ...
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do / make crafts (handicrafts) | WordReference Forums
Massachusetts, U.S. English - U.S. Sep 12, 2011. #7. We use the phrase"arts and crafts" for this sort of thing in AE."Let's do some arts and crafts" would be one way to say it. Since"arts and crafts" is the activity, not the product, we do not use"make." If you were thinking of a specific result, you could say"Do you want to make woven ...
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