2020年12月16日 · See no evil, hear no evil (It is a very close phrasing to what I need.) However, both sayings work for me and the only thing I need to make sure about is whether they are common in American English in my explained case.

2022年10月9日 · "Long time no see" is a jokey expression, imitating broken English, dating back to long before the invention of texting. No doubt in a non-face to face situation most people would understand "long time no hear" as being derived from the original phrase.

2024年1月12日 · ‘Evil eye’ gets far more hits on Google NGram because it’s a much more general term in English than the others and encapsulates a number of slightly different concepts from other cultures. ‘green-eyed monster’ is specifically a euphemism for envy or jealousy, ‘look daggers’ is specifically referring to wishing harm on someone ...

2025年1月20日 · OP asked for the meaning of "walk away point" in the following sentence: Given the changes of location for the inauguration due to security, the walk away point of it all is that the outgoing administration cannot or will not secure the inauguration sufficiently for the United States of America to hold a peaceful transfer of power.

2024年2月12日 · @Tim Yes, she gave valid examples, though they're not necessarily the first usages I'd think of. "I see what you mean" is much more neutral to me than she portrayed it. Often when we take a compact idiom (like "I see") and expand it into a longer form (like "I see what you mean"), it's to emphasize the literal meaning without the usual ...

"I don't hear" may indicate that there is no sound to be heard: I don't hear anyone out there. In general, both the simple present and the present progressive forms of sense verbs are used. Often the difference between them is only the difference you'd expect from the tenses - one (progressive) describes an ongoing event, the other (simple ...

2024年9月17日 · Definitely yes, “can” can mean suggestion (not only for third-persons), see here. “can” is used to make a suggestion or offer. Ex: "We can have another drink if you like." Here, “can” means that B suggests that he buy flour in the grocery shop.

2021年7月18日 · When we perceive an action (see, hear, feel, etc) we may use the base form (infinitive) of the verb for the action. I see her make a cup of tea. I heard the choir sing in the church. I felt the house shake when the wind blew. Hear, see, etc. + object + infinitive or -ing (Cambridge Dictionary)

2015年1月7日 · Yeah, I see your point. I guess what I meant was that "Thanks, but no" sounds a bit firm to me. But I really don't get that feeling of sarcasm from "Thanks, but no thanks", but yeah you're totally right, it depends entirely on tone of voice. I've just never heard it said that way before. (Thanks, that makes me feel a bit better.

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