February 28, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Be like herding cats To be very unwieldy or unmanageable; to be nearly impossible to organise. Usually said of a group of people. In case you didn’t know, an idiom is a phrase that has a figurative meaning. These phrases, … Continue reading
February 28, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Spotted this on blog.dictionary.com; an interesting homophone conundrum! – 
“This [pair] of homophones (words that sound alike but are different in meaning, spelling, or both) [can] be very confusing. Discreet implies the showing of reserve and prudence in one’s behavior or … Continue reading
February 21, 2017
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Concrete ˈkɒŋkriːt/ Adjective – Existing in a material or physical form; not abstract. Sample sentence: “concrete objects like stones” Synonyms: solid, material, real, physical, tangible, touchable, tactile, palpable, visible, existing “concrete objects” Noun – A building material made from … Continue reading
February 3, 2017
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Panoptic panˈɒptɪk/ adjective Showing or seeing the whole at one view. “a panoptic aerial view” Early 19th century: from Greek panoptos ‘seen by all’, from panoptēs ‘all-seeing’
