Pick /take up the ball and run with it This is an American idiom. It means take an idea or plan and develop it further.… Continue reading
Verb complementation
Different verbs can be followed by different kinds of word and structure. Some verbs can be followed by infinitives with or without to; some verbs… Continue reading
Hear, see etc + object + infinitive without to
Most verbs of perception (e.g. hear, see, watch, notice) are followed by object + infinitive (without to). I heard him cry. (NOT I heard him… Continue reading
Do so, do it and do that
The expressions do so, do it and do that are often used to avoid repeating a verb and its object or complement. These structures are… Continue reading
Complements of verbs, nouns and adjectives
Sometimes we need to add something to a verb, noun or adjective to complete its meaning. For example, if somebody says I want, we expect… Continue reading
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