Demonstrative pronouns

  Demonstrative pronouns are used to point something out and replace nouns or noun phrases. This is a book. That is a table. These are my books. Those are my shoes. Demonstrative Pronouns here/near there/far singular this that plural these those   We use ‘this’ and ‘these’ to introduce people. …

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It’s about time

  It’s about time (this should have happened a long time ago) It’s about time that our country invested in education. It’s about time we got together for a chat. envocabulary.com

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Relative pronouns

Relative pronouns are used in complex sentences and refer to nouns in the main clauses. We use them to introduce subordinate clauses or noun clauses. Relative Pronouns Usage who/whoever subject and object and refer only to people. whom/whomever object, refer to people, and are only common in formal styles. which/whichever …

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on your high horse

  on your high horse (acting as if you are better or cleverer than others) Get down your high horse and do not tell everyone what to do. (not being friendly, because you are angry or in a bad temper) Jake was on his high horse because he had lost …

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free as a bird

  as free as a bird (completely free) A prisoner escaped from jail and was as free as a bird for two weeks. I’m as free as a bird this afternoon; why don’t we go out?   envocabulary.com

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