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straws tell which way the wind blows — The phrase ‘a straw in the wind’, a sign of the prevailing opinion, action, etc., is also found. a 1654 J. SELDEN Table Talk (1689) 31 Take a straw and throw it up into the Air, you shall see by that which way the Wind is... More solid things do… … Proverbs new dictionary
which — [ wıtʃ, hwıtʃ ] function word *** Which can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a noun): Which color do you like best? as a pronoun (without a following noun): Choose any card it doesn t matter which. (introducing a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tell someone apart — tell (someone/something) apart to be able to see the difference between one person or thing and another. One guy s a Democrat and the other s a Republican, but it wasn t always easy to tell them apart. The twins are no longer as hard to tell… … New idioms dictionary
tell something apart — tell (someone/something) apart to be able to see the difference between one person or thing and another. One guy s a Democrat and the other s a Republican, but it wasn t always easy to tell them apart. The twins are no longer as hard to tell… … New idioms dictionary
tell apart — tell (someone/something) apart to be able to see the difference between one person or thing and another. One guy s a Democrat and the other s a Republican, but it wasn t always easy to tell them apart. The twins are no longer as hard to tell… … New idioms dictionary
which — W1S1 [wıtʃ] determiner, pron [: Old English; Origin: hwilc] 1.) used to ask or talk about one or more members of a group of people or things, when you are uncertain about it or about them ▪ Which book are you looking for? ▪ Which are the most… … Dictionary of contemporary English
tell — [[t]te̱l[/t]] ♦ tells, telling, told 1) VERB If you tell someone something, you give them information. [V n that] In the evening I returned to tell Phyllis our relationship was over... [V n wh] I called Andie to tell her how spectacular the stuff … English dictionary
Tell — 1. v. (past and past part. told) 1 tr. relate or narrate in speech or writing; give an account of (tell me a story). 2 tr. make known; express in words; divulge (tell me your name; tell me what you want). 3 tr. reveal or signify to (a person)… … Useful english dictionary
tell — 1. v. (past and past part. told) 1 tr. relate or narrate in speech or writing; give an account of (tell me a story). 2 tr. make known; express in words; divulge (tell me your name; tell me what you want). 3 tr. reveal or signify to (a person)… … Useful english dictionary
which */*/*/ — UK [wɪtʃ] / US / US [hwɪtʃ] determiner, pronoun Summary: Which can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a noun): Which colour do you like best? as a pronoun (without a following noun): Choose any card – it doesn t matter… … English dictionary
