Jul 6, 2015 · "Hammered" can mean either drunk, or attacked strongly. "Screwed up" can mean to cause (someone) to be emotionally or mentally troubled. To use all these in the way you may …

Apr 18, 2017 · 0 "hammered that home" can have two different meanings. First there is the expression that the nail that sticks up is the one that gets hammered. So if the nail is pounded …

That difference is most obvious in metal words: "worked iron" (or steel, or whatever) is iron that has been hammered, and has different material properties. "Wrought iron" is material that has …

Aug 9, 2024 · For instance, if you need to say "Operating this machinery while drunk is prohibited," then "drunk" is fine and there's no need to use colloquialisms like "hammered" or …

Jun 17, 2020 · Monica: How hammered are you? Huh? These, these are Joey’s sisters. Would the meaning somehow change if Chandler said how may of the girls can you see? If it wouldn't …

Apr 10, 2018 · Of course you can have an adjective after a noun in a sentence like "These are the sorts of acorns red squirrels like." Your question more specifically ought to be "Can an …

Nov 2, 2016 · All of us are very receptive to adopting beliefs when we are young, but the idea that “males have to earn females” is not something that is only hammered into kids as they grow …

I text my friend: Hey,you still on for lunch? Instead of this, can I use: Hey,you still up for lunch? Are "on" and "up" interchangeable in this context?

Feb 12, 2020 · When "CIA" is used as an adjective, such as in "CIA Officers", or "CIA Troops", you would use the article appropriate to the subject noun, or not at all, for example: CIA …

Jul 26, 2015 · Imagine a nail that has not been completely hammered into a board, or a pimple on a nose. Oblique and figurative meanings derive from the basic literal meaning.