English For All: Know Your English

Bush telegraph, Give a straw WHAT IS the difference between "figure something out" and "figure something up"?
What is the meaning and origin of "to draw first blood"?
Why do we say "donkey's years"?
After a bad cold, the nose looks red and the skin starts peeling. Is there a word for this?
Which is correct? `enamoured of' or 'enamoured about'?
WHAT IS the difference between "death" and "demise"?
Why do westerners say, "to tie the knot"
Which is correct? "... a half hour... " or "... an half hour... ."?
How is the word "innuendo" pronounced?
What is the meaning of "Rapunzel's tresses"?
WHAT IS the difference between "hearty" and "heartfelt"?
I don't find the word "bus stand" in the dictionary. Why is that?
What is the meaning and origin of "lock stock and barrel"?
How is the word "awry" pronounced?
What is the meaning of "zero-sum game"?
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