slang - A second past-form: "dig" / "digged" / "digged" - English ...
2015年10月4日 · digged, but in 16th c. received a strong pa. pple. dug, analogous to stuck, which since 18th c. has also been used as pa. t. If you said digged today in lieu of dug, it would …
phrases - Idioms similar to "dig your own grave" - English …
2018年8月31日 · I'm looking for an idiom or phrase similar to "dig your own grave" It's for this scenario: Person 1 made a comment and is now attempting to explain it/talk themselves out of …
Where exactly did the slang phrase "digging it" come from
2018年11月8日 · I'm a young native english speaker raised in Canada. At school me and most of my friends tend to use the phrase "Im really digging this", as to mean i'm really enjoying a …
grammar - Digging a grave vs Digging up a grave - English …
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"When Adam delved and Eve span, who was then the gentleman?"
It is a poetic way of replacing the word work in a gender-specific way. To wit: When the quotation says that Adam delved, it is saying that he delved into the soil of the earth he farmed; this …
A word meaning to dig land with your nails or fingers
2016年3月29日 · Scrabble. Scratch or grope around with one's fingers to find, collect, or hold onto something. "She scrabbled at the grassy slope, desperate for a firm grip."
Word for someone who has never experienced hardship
2014年6月7日 · I am looking for a word that best describe a person who has never experienced any hardship or setback in life. In Chinese, such a person can be described as "温室里的小花" …
Evolution of irregular verbs over the last century
2013年1月22日 · It's difficult to find evidence for saying that "irregular verbs are dying out" overall. There are: a few cases, e.g. "spelt"/"spelled", "wrought"/"worked", where over the last few …
'Colourful Language' with regards to swearing
2017年11月17日 · Why is expletive laden, or coarse language often referred to as being colourful/colorful? Oxford Dictionaries define it, colourful 2.2 (of language) vulgar or rude. …
Is someone "casted" or "cast" in a film role? [duplicate]
2018年2月13日 · "In current usage, however, casted is gaining ground, especially where cast means either (1) to assemble actors for a performance, or (2) to throw out bait and/or a lure on …