Ask for Permission Ways to Ask for Permission Would you mind if I…? What do you say about…? I will… Is that alright? I wonder if I could…? Do you think I should…? Would I be able to…? What do you say about…? Do you think I can…? What …
Read More »cheap vs. cheep
cheap (not expensive) Petrol is cheap here. (ashamed, humiliated) She is trying to make me feel cheap. [more meanings] cheep (a quick, high sound made by a young bird) We heard the cheeps of newly hatched chicks. The little birds were cheeping as their mother fed them. [As a verb) envocabulary.com
Read More »statue vs. statute
statue (a sculpture of a person or an animal, made of stone or metal) The Statue of Liberty is in New York. This statue has stood here for hundred years. statute formal (a law that has been formally approved and written down) The statute banned drunk driving. There is …
Read More »out of pocket
out of pocket (without enough money; out of funds) I’m $1000 out of pocket at the moment. I’ll pay for the rent, so you won’t be out of pocket. (pay for something with your own money instead of your company or insurance company) We had to pay for everything out of pocket. …
Read More »out of the ordinary
out of the ordinary (different, unusual, or strange) Did you notice anything out of the ordinary? They were behaving as if nothing out of the ordinary had happened. envocabulary.com
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