Is it ungrammatical? Thanks. Yes, it is ungrammatical, Elinor. You place/put emphasis (noun) on something. You emphasize (verb) something. A synonym for "emphasis" is "stress". Let's try: 1. Some schools stress physical education. 2. Some schools stress on physical education. 3. Some schools lay stress on physical education.
Hi, I'm searching for a synonym for the phrase "two weeks" or "15 days". I remember that there's a particular single word that can be used to say "two weeks", but I can't find it :( Any suggestions?
I'm looking for a synonym of "breeding ground" in the following sense: "A place or set of circumstances that encourages the development of certain ideas or conditions." Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin...
I'm translating a book on the Soviet revolution. At one point, the writer mentions some adverse conditions the Bolsheviks are in. Then he uses this sentence: "Such a mixture would probably have been a devil's brew even if the Bolsheviks had not been stirring the pot." I couldn't exactly figure out the underlined phrase here. Can anyone give a close synonym? I checked almost every corner on the ...
Cheeky is often used as a synonym for "cutely amusing"; "charming" or "infectiously humorous" - children, monkeys, small/young animals are often described as "cheeky" in a positive manner. "Have you see the video of the cheeky kitten that starts eating the dog's food?" In this sense it has nothing to do with insolence - For once I agree with MW: rude and showing a lack of respect often in a ...