執筆者 Modern English | 2016年01月16日 | Phrases
“The lines were long, but the kids loved the theme park. On the whole we had a great time.” “There were a few awkward sentences but on the whole the book is very well written.” “On the whole” is used to make a generalization about...
執筆者 Modern English | 2016年01月09日 | Phrases
“I thought you weren’t coming to this party.” “I wasn’t, but I changed my mind.” “At first Dad didn’t want to get a dog, but now he’s changed his mind.” When your opinion changes or you change a decision you...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年12月19日 | Phrases
“Can you make sure the dog’s water dish is full before you go to bed?” “Make sure you write your name on your homework, or I won’t know whose it is!” To make sure of something is to check that it is done. To make sure you do...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年12月12日 | Phrases
“She wants a puppy really badly.” “She says she doesn’t care about him, but I can tell she’s got it bad.” Sometimes “bad” can be used as an intensifier for something that isn’t necessarily bad. An intense desire...
執筆者 Modern English | 2015年12月05日 | Phrases
“It may come as a surprise American exchange students, but in Japan, students clean their own classrooms as a matter of course.” A matter of course is something that is routine and unremarkable, to be expected....
