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like being on top of things | WordReference Forums
Aug 8, 2007 · Hello: I am not sure about this sentence: I always like being on top of things. ¿Does it mean to be prepared? I give you more context. I always like being on top of things. While I cannot anticipate every situatioin, Y do my best not to …
Things being what they are - WordReference Forums
Oct 23, 2020 · "Things" refers to the general situation or to something like finances, and "being what they are" means as they exist in the present. The expression isn't fixed, and "things" can be replaced with another noun (singular or plural, but with a singular noun you need a singular verb form), and you can use the past tense to refer to a situation in ...
We expect things to turn out better than they wind up being.
Apr 29, 2020 · This sentence is correct. It just repeats something. I think "how things turn out" and "how things wind up" are the same. Most people would not use both -- they would replace the second with "do": On average, we expect things to turn out better than they do. "wind up being" is okay too. It means the same as "wind up".
being busy creating things / being creative - WordReference Forums
Sep 21, 2012 · Diane finds that being .... her work. My version: Diane finds that being busy creating things keeps her mind off her work. Key: Diane finds that being creative takes her mind off her work. Does my version work? In my view, "creating things" doesn't necessarily mean "being creative", although I did consider it when I was doing this exercise.
Due to being - WordReference Forums
Jul 6, 2017 · Here "being" means physically located in. It is the simplest meaning of "be" ("to exist in a place") when "be" is not used as a helper verb. She missed out on <list> because she was "physically in the hospital" the entire time (24 hours a day, …
"Being able" vs "to be able" - WordReference Forums
Jul 29, 2019 · "Being able to do something" is an expression that can be used in contexts that require a noun, for example as the subject or object of a sentence. "Be able to do something" cannot be used like that.
Being or Been - WordReference Forums
Oct 6, 2006 · I hate to use Spanish in a the English forum, but I think it may be the easiest way to explain. 'Been' vs. 'being' is like 'estado' vs. 'estando.' They are both participles, which means they are nouns that function like verbs. 'Been' is in the past tense and 'being' is in the present.
Synonym for "mistakenly conflate"? - WordReference Forums
Apr 12, 2009 · the elements of an oxymoron do belong together for dramatic effect. You could help us to help you by providing an example or two. Things that seems not to really belong together may be incongruous, dissonant, or oxymoronic, among other terms. They may clash visually, be in conflict logically, or otherwise not fit.
swim under the bridge (ambiguous preposition
Dec 14, 2011 · Take the sentence 'John reached the top of the mountain' as an example. Of course, in real world terms, he did not end up on the top of the mountain instantaneously. There was of course a process (mountain climbing) that led up to his finally being on the top of the mountain – in real world terms.
Word for "things which something is compared to"
Jun 18, 2017 · Thus in "My sample is bigger than general samples", "My sample is being compared with comparands -> the general samples." I think it is about time that you gave the full sentence you intend to write (leave blanks for words you would want to know) and that you give the context, however complex.
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