How can something be "fuller" or the "fullest"?
2015年7月20日 · Women of fuller figures go to different shops than those of slimmer figures do. The moon can be fuller tonight than yesterday, but it won’t be at its fullest point for a few days …
What's the verb to say 'feedback'? - English Language
2017年6月8日 · 1960 R. W. Marks Dymaxion World Buckminster Fuller 23/2 Since the benefits keep feeding back into the system, such techno-economic patterns are infinitely regenerative. …
Origin of "make ends meet" - English Language & Usage …
2012年5月5日 · A reference from Thomas Fuller’s The History of the Worthies of England of about 1661: “Worldly wealth he cared not for, desiring only to make both ends meet; and as for that …
etymology - Ne'er cast a clout till May be out. Meaning?
6 天之前 · The earliest published version version of the rhyme can be found in Dr. Thomas Fuller’s “Gnomologia” published in 1732. Since at least the early 15th century ‘clout’ has been …
An explanation of the preface in "The Picture of Dorian Gray"
2014年6月8日 · A fuller understanding of the phrase will come from reading or (better) watching this play, and perhaps also being familiar with what others have had to say about him.
prepositions - Does "up to [date]" include the end date?
6 天之前 · In itself, up to is open to interpretation on this point, different people may understand things differently unless context makes it clear (or the fuller up to and including is used). In …
context - meaning of "the field of the fullers" - English …
2016年6月29日 · I think it refers to this place, Fuller's field: a spot near Jerusalem (2 Kings 18:17; Isa. 36:2; 7:3), on the side of the highway west of the city, not far distant from the "upper pool" …
What am I bid? (structure) - English Language & Usage Stack …
2020年3月24日 · According to a forum user the expression, seemingly always expressed as a question, gives the meaning: "What am I bid!?" is an expression usually used by an auctioneer …
What is the meaning of 'to get out of life'?
2025年5月15日 · A fuller (and clearer) wording of the expression that you ask about would be along the lines of Nobody gets out of life alive, anyway. meaning simply "Everyone dies …
How to describe different levels of maturity?
6 天之前 · Just like the use of the word 'fuller'. 'Fuller' doesn't make sense when you think about it; we use it as an abbreviated form of 'more nearly full'. Similarly, 'more mature' is really …