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Nov 21, 2008 · Little brother: "Heads up, Ellen! Heads up! It's coming your way!" Ellen: "Stop yelling at me! My head's up! I've got it covered!" The warning "Heads up" has no apostrophe. Ellen's reply utilizes the contraction that Joelline suggested; in this case it is a statement and not a warning.
Apr 11, 2008 · Apr 11, 2008. #4. Meeracat said: If your grades were good then your parents would 'nod their heads'. If your grades were bad ten your parents would 'shake their heads'. Heads are never 'wagged', only dog's tails. This is not correct; heads can certainly be "wagged". Perhaps the most famous examples in English of heads being "wagged" are found ...
Jan 31, 2007 · Jan 31, 2007. #5. Under normal circumstances you would say: heads - I win, tails - you win. meaning: The coin comes either heads up (I win - therefore you lose) or it comes tail up (you win - I lose). BUT ... here it simply means that there is no way you can win. The coin comes either heads up (I win - therefore you lose)
Oct 30, 2020 · Oct 30, 2020. #3. Either would do fine. I think there is a slight difference in meaning between the two which could be important, depending on the content and circumstances: FYI - Here is some information you should be aware of. Just a heads up - Here is some information, you've been warned/advised. Others may not make the same distinction.
Dec 14, 2004 · I have another sentece with "heads" . Comment: This in only a comment, because I am reading a novel, and in the fisrt chapter there is this sentence. "Wong turns and walks amlessly around the desk and heads my way." Another comment. I have read the first chapter, and I have 146 words for ask their meaning. There are 40 chapters, then, it will ...
Jan 15, 2010 · English - South-East England. Jan 13, 2010. #4. 'Talk over' = "discuss" is a particle verb, that is the preposition 'over' can come before or after the object: We talked over the problem. We talked the problem over. But 'over their heads' is a preposition phrase meaning "at a more complicated level than they can understand".
Oct 14, 2009 · Oct 14, 2009. #2. I'm not sure "se font du rentre dedans" is quite accurate here. "Bump heads" simply means "to argue", so perhaps "se disputer" is better. Though I have to admit I'm not entirely sure I understand the expression "faire du rentre dedans". My dictionary gives the meaning as "to be pushy", which is not exactly the same as "to argue".
Aug 29, 2008 · I have to agree with those who say that "lettuces" would be either lettuce plants (from a garden shop) or types of lettuce. At the grocery store I buy either "lettuce" (uncountable) or "heads of lettuce" (countable). Let's imagine you and a child are at a market stall. There is only one head of lettuce in a punnet.
Oct 19, 2013 · Oct 19, 2013. #2. The verb choice will depend on the rest of the context/storyline etc. Tails means that one particular side of the coin is facing up. "If it comes up tails" means "If the result is tails" while in the "down version" it refers to the coin coming down as it lands. Both are idioms and mean the same thing when followed by the word ...
Jan 19, 2024 · English - U.S. Jan 20, 2024. #5. I would say "coming away" is generally figurative. It just means "resulting in". It doesn't have to involved physical travel. It's "mental travel". That's what results at the end of their thought process. People say there is a manufacturing slump but if you look at the manufacturing plant in Appleton, Wisconsin ...
